Mothers-Day-Special -Khandeshi-Dal-Batti

Mothers-Day-Special  -Khandeshi-Dal-Batti

“God could not be everywhere so He created mothers”

Mother’s Day is a day for many people to show their appreciation towards mothers and I also celebrated mother's day to say thank to my mom for inspiring me cook by preparing all my mom's favorite.I think this is most lovable way to celebrate mother day.

On the occasion of mothers day i prepared my natives (Khandeshi ) traditional meal-

Clockwise-

Plain Dal  (sadh varan called in "Marathi")

phodnich varan (spicy dal)

chavali usal (black eyed peas curry) (Cooked in onion tomato based gravy )

batti (Steamed and shallow/Deep fried wheat dumplings)

thecha

pickle

aam ras (Mango juice)

bhat(Rice) 

with generous amount of ghee off course ..😛 Khandeshi meal is incomplete without generous ghee yes really 😁😛

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Khandeshi Thali Meal-Mothers Day Special 

⇨ Batti Recipe:-⇩

Ingredients:-

Around 4 cups of Coarsely Ground Wheat Flour Mix 

(Tip :- If you don't have coarse wheat flour you can add fine semolina/rava  so far 3 cups wheat flour add 1 cup fine rava/semolina.)

1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Ajwain (Carom Seeds)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tbsp white sesame seeds 
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 cup Oil
Salt per taste
Water as needed


How to Prepare :- ⇩

Mix salt, crushed ajwain , cumin seeds, white sesame seeds and turmeric powder,baking soda in wheat flour.

Heat oil in a small kadhai.

Pour hot oil into flour mix. Mix it well with spatula.

Add little water at a time as needed just enough to make thick dough.

Do not make soft dough.

Make 3"-4" equal size balls carefully pinching the rough edges and making the balls smooth.

Now roll the ball with some flour to make thick chapati then apply oil all over the chapati and fold the chapati like roll and make two equal parts out of that roll and then fold that part into round ball.By this way we will get layers in batti as shown in picture.

Now place steamer on gas with some water.

Apply some oil to steamer plate and place these ball on it and close steamer with lid to steam for 10 to 15 mins or more as require (can check in middle if knife comes out cleans means batti's are done).

Once done let it cool and cut into pieces and shallow or deep fry into ghee/oil as prefer (i prefer ghee as it gives better taste) 

You can also bake it into oven too at 375 degree Fahrenheit. 

If you are preparing in the oven make the balls flat in shape to bake evenly.

Bake one side for 10 min, other side for 10 min.

How to Serve
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Break the hot battis with hand, crumble into coarse crumbs now pour hot daal with desi ghee and serve with any curry (In my native we serve eggplant curry with these battis).

Recipe :-Sadh Varan (Plain/simple dal)

Make plain daal - Pressure Cook toor daal, add water, salt, turmeric and hing. Boil for few minutes.

Recipe :- Phodanich Varan (Ambat god varan/Chinch gul varan/spicy dal)

Ingredients:

1 cup toor dal

1 tbsp Oil

1 tsp jeera

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chili powder

salt as per taste

5 to 6 curry leaves 

1 tsp tamarind pulp

1 and 1/2 tbsp jaggery/gud

Chopped green coriander 

1 medium finely chopped tomato

2 small green chili chopped 

pinch of Asafetida

1 tsp kala masala  (This is Maharashtrian masala used for dal and curries)

water to pressure cook dal as require.

How to Prepare :-⇓

Pressure cook toor dal.

In wok heat oil then add musterd seeds let it crackle then add jeera,hing,curry leaves,green chili, chopped tomato,once cooked add dal along with turmeric powder,red chili powder,jaggery,tamarind pulp,kala masala salt, water as per consistency prefer and green chopped coriander. 

Serve hot with Rice or Batti.

Recipe:- chavali usal (black eyed peas curry) 

Ingredients:-

1 cup chavali/balck eyed peas soak into water overnight or 5 to 6 hours

1 medium onion chopped

1 medium tomato chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste 

1 tsp red chili powder

pinch of turmeric powder

salt as per taste

1 tsp sugar/gud/jaggery (optional)

1 tsp kala masala

chopped coriander 

pinch of asafoetida 

5 to 6 curry leaves 

How to Prepare :-⇩

Pressure cook chavali/black eyed peas for 2 whistles (Do not pressure cook more)

In wok add oil once hot add mustard seeds,jeera,hing,ginger and garlic paste,curry leaves,onions,tomatoes and saute till get cook properly and raw smell goes away now add cooked chavali, add red chili powder,turmeric,kala masala, sugar/jaggery, salt, mix well and add chopped coriander.

and cover for 5 mins and serve hot.