Dal Pakwan Recipe with Photos

Ingredients

• 1 cup chana dal (split bengal gram )
• 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 3 green chilies
• 2 small tomatoes (or 1 big), peeled and chopped
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• 1½ tsp cumin seeds
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• ¼ tsp dry mango powder
• 6-8 curry leaves
• 3-4 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
• salt to taste
• pinch asafoteida
• 3-4 cups water
• 1 cup refined flour (maida)
• 2 tbsp whole wheat flour (atta)
• 1 tbsp semolina
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp red chili powder
• 10 black peppercorns, crushed
• 5 tbsp oil to deep fry