DAL BAATI CHURMA

 For daal :

:- 2 cups rajma beans (soaked in water overnight with a pinch of soda bicarb)
:- 3/4 cup whole black gram (urad) (soaked in water overnight with a pinch of soda bicarb)
:- 3 onions, chopped finely
:- 2 tomatoes, chopped finely
:- 2 tsp garam masala powder
:- 2 tsp chilli powder
:- 1 tsp turmeric powder
:-1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
:- 2 green chillies, slit lengthwise
:- 2 tbsp cream
:- 4 tbsp ghee
:- 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped finely
:- Oil
:- Salt To Taste


For Bati:
:- 5 cups whole wheat flour, sieved
:- 1 cup ghee, melted
:- 2 tbsps curd
:- Salt To Taste

Preparation:

*Pressure cook rajma and black gram till it becomes soft.
*Heat 4 tbsps oil.
*Add ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes and onions and fry.
*Add all the masalas, salt.
*Simmer till well blended. The gravy should be thick.
*Knead a soft dough with flour, ghee, curd, salt and just enough water.
*Roll into balls.
*Cover and keep for one hour. Then roast in batches on hot coals till puffed and golden outside and spongy inside. Keep hot.
*Garnish the daal with coriander leaves and slit green chillies. Dip hot (baati) in the daal while eating.