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Malwa Daal Baati

Baked wheat balls served with panchmel dal. Malwa version with more ghee than Rajasthani — different spice mix.

Time 75 min · Serves 4 · 586 kcal · Malwa, Madhya Pradesh

Ingredients

Garnish

Main

Tempering

Method

  1. Pressure-cook the toor dal with turmeric and salt until soft. Mash lightly and keep ready for tempering.
  2. For the baati, mix whole wheat flour with a little ghee (moyan), ajwain and salt. Add water gradually and knead a firm, tight dough. Rest 15 minutes.
  3. Divide the dough and shape into round balls (baati), pressing a small dent in the centre.
  4. Bake/roast the baatis in an oven, tandoor or on coals until golden and cooked through (for bafla, first boil the balls in water, then bake). Dip the hot baatis in melted ghee.
  5. Temper the cooked dal with ghee, cumin and red chilli. Serve the ghee-soaked baatis hot with the dal, garnished with fresh coriander.

Common questions

Malwa Daal Baati ko English mein kya kehte hain?
मालवा दाल बाटी ko English mein Malwa Daal Baati likhte hain.
Ek plate Malwa Daal Baati mein kitni calories hoti hain?
586 kcal per plate.
Kitna time lagta hai?
75 min lagta hai — 30 min taiyari, 45 min pakana.

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