• Dal Tikki| Patty From Leftover Dal

    In many Sindhi homes stuffed Parathas are very commonly made. The dough is always made of whole wheat flour, spiced with salt and chilli powder/crushed black pepper while the stuffings vary from mashed potatoes to paneer, grated Radish to Cauliflower, boiled aldente green gram (Mung) to Yellow split dal (Mung dal). While making Dal paato Phulko (Paato refers to stuffing..eg: Mungan Paato Phulko means Phulka stuffed with Mung) the yellow mung dal is boiled with salt, turmeric and green chillies (optional) till just cooked. Excess water, if any, is drained and the dal is then tempered with cumin seeds, red…

  • Dal Tikki|Baked patty from leftover Dal

    Lentils…there are possibly million ways to cook and relish lentils and India is a blessed country, with the sheer variety of lentils grown here, the number of way these get incorporated into our daily diet and the exhaustive combinations of meals that we can make, using split dried lentils or Dal….be it Chana dal, or urad dal, toor dal or humble yellow moong dal ( skinned and split Moong beans) While Sindhis do use variety of legumes and pulses in their daily food, the yellow Moong Dal stays the favorite. Not only we cannot live without our Dal chaawal, but…