Learn how to make popular Sindhi breakfast recipe Dal Pakwan only on Variety Vantalu.

Today, learn how to prepare delicious Sindhi breakfast Dal Pakwan. Dal Pakwan is a crisp and thick, refined flour-based deep-fried flat bread and a pale yellow-coloured dal along with some chutney and onion.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Chana Dal, Soaked - శెనగపప్పు
2 Green Chillies, Slit - పచ్చిమిర్చి
1/2 Tsp Red Chilli Powder - ఎర్ర మిరపకాయలు పొడి
1 Onion, Finely Chopped - ఉల్లిపాయ
1 Tsp Cumin Seeds - జీలకర్ర
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder - పసుపు
2 Tbsp Tamarind Juice - చింతపండు రసం
1/2 Tsp Garam Masala - గరం మసాలా
1 Tsp Ginger Paste - అల్లం పేస్ట
Salt To Taste - ఉప్పు
Coriander Leaves - కొత్తిమీర

For Pakwan:

1 Cup Plain Flour (Maida) - మైదా పిండి
1 Tsp Cumin Seeds - జీలకర్ర
2 Tbsp Oil - నూనె
Salt to Taste - ఉప్పు
Oil for frying - నూనె

For Topping:

1 Onion, Finely Chopped - ఉల్లిపాయ
Coriander Leaves - కొత్తిమీర
Red Chilli Powder - ఎర్ర మిరపకాయలు పొడి
Finely Chopped Green Chillies - పచ్చిమిర్చి
Amchur Powder - మామిడి పొడి
Cumin Powder - జీలకర్ర పొడి

Method:

For making dal:

- Heat oil in a cooker.
- Once the oil is hot, add the cumin seeds, finely chopped onion, finely chopped ginger, finely chopped green chillies and soaked chana dal (gram dal).
- Add the dry spices - aamchur powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt to taste and water (enough for the dal to soak) and then cover it with the pressure cooker lid and let it cook on a high flame upto two whistles.
- Once done, turn off the flame.
- Add coriander leaves and mix well. Take it out in a bowl.

To make pakwan:

- Make the dough using plain flour, oil, cumin seeds, water and little salt.
- Make small balls of the dough. Apply little oil on the working board and the rolling pin. Roll it into thin pakwans and cut it in the shape of a perfect circle using a lid. Prick the pakwans slightly using a fork so that they do not swell up like pooris.
- Fry the pakwans on low heat. Make sure that the pakwan is ent