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Indian Dal Baati Churma

印度扁豆咖喱烤麵糰配甜碎餅

Indian Dal Baati Churma — finished dish

Total time: 95 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

This Rajasthani platter pairs mixed lentil dal with ghee-rich baked baati and sweet crumbled churma.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

350 g mixed lentils
500 g whole-wheat flour
80 g semolina
180 g ghee
40 g almonds

Dal seasoning

1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp chilli powder
1.5 tsp salt

Churma seasoning

100 g icing sugar
1/2 tsp ground cardamom

Indian Dal Baati Churma — ingredients

02

Tools

cutting board
knife
mixing bowls
oven
baking tin
measuring cup

Indian Dal Baati Churma — tools

03

Steps

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Wash lentils and cook with 1

Step 1

Wash lentils and cook with 1

Wash lentils and cook with 1.2 L water and turmeric until soft.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Knead flour, semolina, half the ghee and a little water into a stiff dough

Step 2

Knead flour, semolina, half the ghee and a little water into a stiff dough

Knead flour, semolina, half the ghee and a little water into a stiff dough.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Divide into 12 firm balls and press a dent in each

Step 3

Divide into 12 firm balls and press a dent in each

Divide into 12 firm balls and press a dent in each.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Preheat oven to 200°C and line a tray

Step 4

Preheat oven to 200°C and line a tray

Preheat oven to 200°C and line a tray.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Bake baati 35 to 40 minutes, turning halfway

Step 5

Bake baati 35 to 40 minutes, turning halfway

Bake baati 35 to 40 minutes, turning halfway.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Temper cumin and chilli powder in a little ghee

Step 6

Temper cumin and chilli powder in a little ghee

Temper cumin and chilli powder in a little ghee.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Pour tempering into cooked lentils, add salt and simmer thick

Step 7

Pour tempering into cooked lentils, add salt and simmer thick

Pour tempering into cooked lentils, add salt and simmer thick.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Crush four baati for the churma

Step 8

Crush four baati for the churma

Crush four baati for the churma.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Toast crumbs dry, then add sugar, cardamom and almonds

Step 9

Toast crumbs dry, then add sugar, cardamom and almonds

Toast crumbs dry, then add sugar, cardamom and almonds.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Crack remaining hot baati and soak with melted ghee

Step 10

Crack remaining hot baati and soak with melted ghee

Crack remaining hot baati and soak with melted ghee.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Check centres are dry and fully baked with no raw dough

Step 11

Check centres are dry and fully baked with no raw dough

Check centres are dry and fully baked with no raw dough.

Indian Dal Baati Churma — Serve dal, ghee baati and sweet churma in separate sections

Step 12

Serve dal, ghee baati and sweet churma in separate sections

Serve dal, ghee baati and sweet churma in separate sections.

Common mistakes

Soft dough loses baati texture, while oversized balls remain raw in the centre.

Tips

Store all three parts separately; soak baati in ghee only before serving and use fully baked balls for churma.