DAL BALFA

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• Ingredients
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• For the Bafla
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• 1cup ghee
• 4 cups wheat flour
• 1/2 cup maize flour
• 1/2 tsp ajwain
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• Salt to taste
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• For the Dal
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• 2 tsp red chilli powder
• 3 cups toor dal, soaked
• A pinch of hing 
• 2 Tbsp desi ghee
• 1 tsp turmeric powde
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 tsp sugar
• 4 Tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
• Salt to taste
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• Method 
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• For the Bafla
•  In a  bowl, mix all the ingredients together to make a stiff dough, adding a little water at a time.
• Divide the dough into smaller balls, and roll them to make them smoother. 
•  Bring water to a boil in a  pan. Add salt,turmeric, and then drop the balls and cook till they float on the surface. 
• Place them on a kitchen towel to drain excess water and after bake them in the oven at 150 degree C for till crisp and golden on both the sides. 
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• For the Dal
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• Pressure cook the dal in 7 cups of water for 3 whistles, by adding salt and turmeric powder. Let the steam escape and then add the hing and stir well. Add a little water if it is too thick, and bring to a boil.Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds and let it splutter,add red chilli powder, and quickly pour this tadka in the boiling dal, add sugar and remove from the flame. Finish with coriander leaves.
• Place two baflas on a plate, crumble them using your fingers, add a teaspoon of ghee, and pour the dal on top.