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Whole-wheat flour fara / peetha

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Chef :

Kanwaljeet Chhabra

Whole-wheat flour fara / peetha

#goldenapron2 #week3 Fara is very famous food of chattisgarh . Generally it has made with rice flour but I have used whole wheat flour in this recipe .

Ingredient

1 cup

whole-wheat flour

1 tsp

salt or as per taste

1 cup

water

1 cup

chana dal soaked for about 4 hours

1 inch

small piece of ginger

2-3

garlic cloves

small green chillies

1 tsp

turmeric powder

1 tsp

garam masala powder

To taste

Salt as per taste

1/4 cup

chopped coriander leaves

2 tsp

oil

5-6

curry leaves

2 tsp

cumin seeds

1 tsp

sesame seeds

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

First for dough - in a big bowl take whole wheat flour,then add salt and mix well. Now make a soft dough by using water.Cover it and keep it aside.

* Step 2

Fir stuffing - take soaked chana dal,wash it and drain it.

* Step 3

Now in a grinder,take soaked chana dal,add garlic cloves,ginger,cumin seeds and green chilli.Grind it coarsely.

* Step 4

Now in a coarse grind dal,add coriander leaves,garam masala powder,turmeric powder and salt as per taste. Mix all ingredients well.Stuffing is ready. Keep this aside.

* Step 5

Now take dough and make equal size balls with it. Now take a ball and roll it with rolling pin make a disk shape. Now put 1 tbsp stuffing on it.

* Step 6

Now fold it and make semi circle.Repeat this process with remaining balls. Faras are ready to boil.

* Step 7

Now in a wide pot add water,when water starts boiling,add salt,now add faras into this water and cook until they starts floating up.

* Step 8

Now take out these faras and let them cool down. Now cut them into small pieces.

* Step 9

For tempering - in a pan add oil,add cumin seeds and sesame seeds.When seeds starts crackle then add curry leaves now add faras and cook for about 5 minutes. Serve hot with green chutney.