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Dal pakwan

Name: Dal pakwan
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Sindhi
Ingredients: 1 cup soaked chana dal (split chickpeas); 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Water, for cooking; 1 1/2 tsp divided cumin seeds; 2 chopped green chilli; 1/2 inch ginger; 1 tsp dry mango powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/2 tsp garam masala; 2 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for dough, tempering and frying; 1 small finely chopped onion; Tamarind, for chutney; Jaggery, for chutney; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Salt, to taste

Crisp pakwan, soft chana dal, onions and chutneys. The Sindhi Sunday you should adopt.

60 minTime

17 gProtein each

mediumSpice

2hPlan ahead. Soak for 2 hours first; the 60 minutes come after.

A Sindhi Sunday2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.

The original

626kcalsame

17 gproteinsame

9 gfibresame

60minutessame

Dal pakwan, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chana dal (split chickpeas)1 cup, soaked

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Waterfor cooking

Cumin seeds1½ tsp, divided

Green chilli2, chopped

Ginger1.5 cm

Dry mango powder1 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Garam masala½ tsp

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups

Black pepper½ tsp, crushed

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for dough, tempering and frying

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Tamarindfor chutney

Jaggeryfor chutney

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Soak chana dal for 2 hours. Pressure cook with turmeric, salt and water, 2 whistles. Dal should be soft but hold shape.
2Heat 1 tbsp oil, add cumin, chilli and ginger, pour over the dal, then add amchur, chilli powder and garam masala. Simmer.
3Knead maida with cumin, pepper, salt, 2 tbsp oil and little water into a stiff dough. Rest.
4Roll thin rounds, prick all over with a fork and fry on medium till golden and crisp.
5Boil tamarind and jaggery into a quick chutney. Serve dal topped with onion, chutney and coriander, with pakwan.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Sindh

Dal pakwan

Crisp pakwan, soft chana dal, onions and chutneys. The Sindhi Sunday you should adopt.

60 minTime

17 gProtein each

mediumSpice

2hPlan ahead. Soak for 2 hours first; the 60 minutes come after.

A Sindhi Sunday2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.

The original

626kcalsame

17 gproteinsame

9 gfibresame

60minutessame

Dal pakwan, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chana dal (split chickpeas)1 cup, soaked

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Waterfor cooking

Cumin seeds1½ tsp, divided

Green chilli2, chopped

Ginger1.5 cm

Dry mango powder1 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Garam masala½ tsp

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups

Black pepper½ tsp, crushed

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for dough, tempering and frying

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Tamarindfor chutney

Jaggeryfor chutney

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Soak chana dal for 2 hours. Pressure cook with turmeric, salt and water, 2 whistles. Dal should be soft but hold shape.
2Heat 1 tbsp oil, add cumin, chilli and ginger, pour over the dal, then add amchur, chilli powder and garam masala. Simmer.
3Knead maida with cumin, pepper, salt, 2 tbsp oil and little water into a stiff dough. Rest.
4Roll thin rounds, prick all over with a fork and fry on medium till golden and crisp.
5Boil tamarind and jaggery into a quick chutney. Serve dal topped with onion, chutney and coriander, with pakwan.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Dal pakwan

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Dal pakwan

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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