Dal Pakwan

Dal Pakwan is one of the most famous Sindhi breakfast recipes. Dal Pakwan is, chana dal served with crisp fried Indian bread(Pakwan). It is usually taken as breakfast but you can have this as a snack, as a brunch, as a lunch or as a light dinner too.

This Dal recipe is no onion no garlic recipe. I have pressure cook the Dal , but you can also cook dal in the pan. The Dal should not be cooked too mushy. This Chana Dal can also be had with Chapatti or rice.

Pakwan is a deep fried, crisp, flat prepared usually prepared with all purpose flour and whole wheat flour. But I make it with whole wheat flour and Sooji. You can use all purpose flour with sooji to make the dough. It is important that you make fork impressions on the pakwan so that it won’t puff up like Puri and will remain flat and crisp. You can have this Pakwan with tea or coffee.

Dal Pakwan is hard to resist and addictively good. This recipe is pretty straightforward and simple to make. It’s perfect for a weekend brunch as its quite filling and heavy on stomach.

 

Ingredient

For Pakwan (Makes 20 Pakwan)

Fine Sooji / Semolina – 1 cup

Whole Wheat flour – 1 cup

Salt to taste

Ajwain (Carom seeds) – 1 tsp

Oil – 1 tbsp

Water – 1 cup or less

 

For Dal (Serves 3 to 4 People)

Chana Dal –  1 cup

Water – 3 cup

Salt to taste

Chili powder – ½ tbsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Black Pepper powder – ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

 

Other Ingredient

Sweet chutney

Mint and coriander chutney

Garlic chutney

Fine Sev

Finely chopped onion

Direction

For Pakwan

1. Take Whole wheat flour and sooji in a big mixing bowl. Add salt, Ajwain, and oil. Mix them very well. Add water and knead a semi-smooth dough. Cover it and keep it aside for 15 to 20 minutes.

2. Apply some oil and Knead it again. Divide the dough into 20 equal parts.

3. Take one ball, roll it like chapathi / roti. The pakwan should be thin like roti(Not very thin). Prick with a fork.

4. Heat oil in a pan for frying. Fry Pakwan on a medium heat until light golden brown from both the sides. Do the same process with all the remaining balls. Pakwan is ready. keep it aside.

For Dal.

1.Wash the dal and soak it for 30 minutes. Drain the water.

2. In a pressure cooker, heat oil. Add Cumin seeds. Let it splutter. Add Chana dal.

3. Add salt, chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and pepper powder. Add water. Mix them well. Cover it.

4. Pressure cook it for 4 to 5 whistles. The dal should be cooked yet separated.

5. Let the pressure cooker cools down. Open it and check the consistency. Adjust the dal consistency according to your preference.

 

Lets Serve this Yummy Dal Pakwan (My way of serving Dal Pakwan. You can serve as you like).

1. Take Pakwan in a plate. Add dal, sweet chutney, coriander chutney, garlic chutney, sprinkle onion and sev.

2. Another way of serving is, Take a dal into a bowl, add three chutneys, sprinkle sev and onion and serve it with Pakwan.

3. Dal Pakwan is ready. Eat it immediately. Enjoy.

 

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