Rural delight dal bati or chokha

i am sending this meal of rajasthani dal,bati and chokha for rci rajasthan hosted by spicy andhra

yesterday was craving for dal,bati and chokha,,ya i know most of the people dont know what bati and chokha is...will like to share my memories of our village,,,back in our village whenever we used to go...at least once or twice we used to have dal,bati and chokha..in our courtyard bati was prepared in the open fire,,and roasted with the help of tongs...even the potato and brinjal was roasted in the same fire..open air,nice breeze and awesome food,,can still remember those golden days..with our dadi around it was more fun and with all cousins it was more like a picnic,,we used to prepare sometime near our temple too....which was more fun ,,..with a well nearby to peek into...really cherish all these memories....its been long time since i have been to our village...but i stii remember the taste of the thick red curd,,whoich our dadi used to get for us,..with cream so thick,...mmmmm..words are not enough to describe the taste...



yesterday night for dinner prepared dal,bati and chokha...
the recipe for which is

recipe for dal with rajasthani touch

ingredients for two people

split red gram (arhar dal) 1 cup
bay leaves two
salt to taste
turmeric 1/2tsp
red chili pickle stuffed with black masala 2
amchur 1tsp

for the tempering or tadka

cumin seeds 1tbsp
red chili powder 1/2tsp
asafoetida(pinch)
ghee 1tbsp

PROCEDURE

WASH THE DAL
PRESSURE COOK WITH SALT,TURMERIC POWDER,BAY LEAVES AND WATER
MIX REDCHILI PICKLE IN THE DAL AND ADD AMCHUR



FOR TADKA

IN A SMALL PAN HEAT GHEE,ADD ASAFOETIDA,RECHILI POWDER AND CUMINSEEDS
ADD THIS TO THE DAL.



FOR THE CHOKHA (MASHED POTATO FLAVOURED WITH RED CHILI AND DRY MANGO POWDER)

INGREDIENTS

POTATO BOILED,PEELED AND MASHED TWO
ONION CHOPPED ONE
GREEN CHILI TWO CHOPPED
RED PICKLED CHILIES ONE
SALT TO TASTE
RED CHILI POWDER 1/2TSP
AMCHUR POWDER 1/2TSP
GARAM MASALA 1/2TSP

PROCEDURE

MIX ALL THE INGREDIENTS


SERVE WITH BATTI AND DAL



BATTI (SMALL STUFFED WHEATFLOUR PANCAKES)

INGREDIENTS

FOR DOUGH

WHEATFLOUR ONE CUP
SALT TO TASTE
OIL ONE TSP
CAROM SEEDS 1/2TSP

FOR FILLING

ROASTED CHICKPEAS(CHANA)POWDERED SATTU 1/2 CUP
ONION CHOPPED ONE
SALT TO TATSE
RED CHILI 1/2tsp
amchur1/2tsp
red chili pickle 1tbsp




procedure

mix all the ingredients for filling and keep aside




mix all the ingredient for the dough and keep aside

divide the dough in small balls,flatten each ball ,stuff the filling and close nicely


roast them in tandoor,tava


fry in ghee and serve with dal and chokha

Spiced up ajwain roti with dahi wala gobhi

i am sending this recipe of ajwain roti for the roti mela hosted by srivalli of cooking 4 all seasons,..
INGREDIENT FOR AJWAIN ROTI
WHETAFLOUR TWO CUP
CAROM SEEDS 1tsp
RED CHILI POWDER 1/2tsp
AMCHUR 1/2tsp
SALT TO TASTE
OIL OR BUTTER TO TASTE
PROCEDURE
KNEAD THE DOUGH AND ADD SALT ALSO,KEEP ASIDE

IN A MIXING BOWL ,MIX TOGETHER RED CHILI,CAROM SEEDS,AMCHUR AND SALT,KEEP SIDE,KEEP 1TSP OF OIL IN A BOWL.

WITH THE HELP OF ROLLING PIN,ROLL OUT A SMALL PORTION APPLY OIL,SALT,REDCHILI,CAROM AND AMCHUR

CLOSE AND ROLL IT WITH THE HELP OF DRY DOUGH,REPEAT FOR ALL

ROAST THE ROTIS ON HOT TAVA TILL BROWN FROM BOTH SIDES.



PROCEDURE FOR DAHI WALA GHOBHI OR CAULIFLOWER IN CURD
INGREDIENTS
CHOPPED CAULIFLOWER ONE ( I USUALLY KEEP THE CUT CAULIFLOWER IN BOILED WATER,IT SOFTENS IT )
CHOPPED POTATO IN CUBES ONE
ONION CHOPPED ONE
TOMATO HALF CHOPPED
GREEN CHILI THREE CHOPPED
GARLIC TWO CHOPPED
CUMIN SEEDS ONE TEASPOON
OIL ONE TABLESPOON
SALT TO TASTE
CURD THREE TABLESPOON
RED CHILI HALF TABLESPOON
TURMERIC HALF TABLESPOON

PROCEDURE
HEAT OIL IN NONSTICK WOK,ADD CUMINSEEDS FOLLOWED BY CHOPPED GREEN CHILI AND GARLIC
ONCE THE GARLIC STARTS CHANGING COLOUR ADD CHOPPED ONION FOLLOWED BY TOMATO
NOW ADD THE MASALAS,SALT AND POTATOES..
ONCE THE POTATOES ARE HALF DONE ADD THE CAULIFLOWER AND SAUTE FOR TWO MINUTES
NOW ADD CURD..AND MIX WELL ,AND COVER AND COOK FOR A MINUTE
EAT WITH AJWAIN ROTI...OR NORMAL ROTI

Kadhai wala Bhindi bhujia

Recipe name wok fried okra
ingredient
LADY'S FINGER WASHED AND CUT INTO 1/2"PIECES
ONION CHOPPED ONE
GINGER CHOPPED 1tsp

salt to taste
coriander powder 2tsp
turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
garam masala powder 1/2tsp
red chili powder 1/2sp
amcur powder 1/2tsp
cumin seeds 1/2tsp
tomato one chopped to garnish
oil 1tbsp
PROCEDURE
heat oil in pan
add cumin seeds
after a minute add onions and ginger,fry till onions are soft
add okra and fry on slow fire ,till they become soft and crispy
add all the spices'

mix well
leave on fire for 2,3 minutes
garnish with tomato and serve hot