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Balfa with dal

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Ingredients:
FOR BAFLA
2 cupFlour, whole wheat, 225 g
4 tbspGhee, or oil
1 tsp-Salt
-Water for kneading
-Extra ghee or oil
FOR DAL
225 gramsMung beans, split, moong dal
5 1/2 cup-Water, 1.25 l
1 tspTumeric powder
2 tsp-Salt
1 tspSugar
2 medOnions, chopped
2 Green chilies
2 Bay leaves
2 Cinnamon sticks, 2 inches
3 tbspOil
2 tbspCoriander, fresh, cilantro
-chopped
Procedures:
1Rajasthani bread put split mung beans (moong dal) with water in a heavy pan over high heat.
2Add half of the chopped onion, salt, sugar, green chilies, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks.
3Sift flour with salt; rub in ghee or oil.
4Knead to a smooth dough.
5Divide the dough into 10 parts and shape them into round balls.
6Drop these balls in the boiling dal, reduce heat.
7Cook for 25 minutes then remove the cooked flour balls one by one from the dal.
8Place the cooked flour flour balls in a greased baking dish.
9Bake in a preheat oven 375f (190 c/ gas mark 5) until the skin of the balls begins to crack and the colour turns light brown.
10Place them in a dish and press each of them in the centre with your thumb.
11Break lightly and put 1 or 2 tsp ghee in each bafla.
12Can be eaten without ghee too.
13Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan.
14Fry remaining half of onions until lightly broened.
15Pour cooked dal.
16Stir well.
17Let it boil 2-3 times.
18Remove from heat and sprinkle with chopped coriander.
19Serve baflas with dal.
20Note: dal (beans) should be poured over the baflas, breaking them completely.
21Other vegetable dishes or chutney can be served with it also.
22Serves: 10