Today I am not going to share any tricolor food howgoing to share a traditional Sindhi recipe, Dal Pakwan . Dal is made of chana dal / split yellow gram dal and pakwan is a type of deep fried crispy flatbread. Both dal and pakwan complements each other and together they make a single dish dal pakwan. This is a no onion no garlic dish.
Dal Pakwan
Ingredients
Dal
Chana Dal/ Split Yellow Gram Dal – 1 cup
Ginger – 1 inch, finely chopped
Dry Mango Powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin Powder – 1 teaspoon
Red Chilli Powder – 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Refine Oil – 2 tablespoon
Pakwan
Maida / All purpose flour – 11/2 cup
Refined oil – 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Kalonji / Nigella Seeds – 1 teaspoon
Oil for deep frying ( 3 to 4 cups)
Procedure
Dal
1. Wash and soak chana dal for 30 minutes.
2. Now take dal in pressure cooker and add finely chopped ginger, turmeric powder and salt. Add water (11/2 cup or little more than that) and allow two whistle on medium to high flame. Dal should be cooked but not mashed.
3. Now add other dry spices in the dal and mix well.
4. Next heat oil in a pan and add it in the dal.
Pakwan
1. Take maida, sal, oil and kalonji in a bowl and knead a smooth dough. Allow to rest the dough for 1 hour.
2. Take out lemon size of balls and roll them to round circle of 4 to 5 cm diameter. Now make small cut marks in that round circle using a knife. This is because while frying it should not puff up like poori.
3. Now deep fry them in oil until golden and crispy. Serve hot dal pakwan.
Wow..love Dal Pakwan ….delicious dal with no onion no garlic….drolling here ..perfect for the celebration …Happy Independence day…to you all
I simply love Dal Pakwan. It's like a happiness balm for me in the gloomiest of days. My Sindhi friends definitely call me when they make at their home. Yours is making me salivate. Very nice and very tasty.
Yummy side dish for poori
Pakwan not for the me but the dhal is mine.
Ami kheyechilam ak Rajasthani bondhur bari..tumi kintu sotti expert cook…ki daruuun regional cuisines gulo koro.
I went to a boarding school in India and yes school days were fun. Independence day meant hoisting the flag and singing the National Anthem and then the whole day fun and delicious food. We would get gulab jamuns or jalebi. That use to be a treat for us.
I have heard of dal pakwan but never tasted it. I will try out your recipe.
Dal kichadi looks really yumm love it.
This looks so delicious. yummy combo dear