Americanized Daal Baati (Indian-Rajasthan)

• american drop dumplings (in place of baati)
• 2 cups wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon cream of wheat (Rawa or semolina or sooji)
• 4 teaspoons baking powder, 4 tsp
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• dal
• 1 cup green gram dal (green moong)
• 1/2 cup yellow channa dal (Bengal gram)
• 1 -2 tablespoon ghee or 1 -2 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 tablespoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon haldi powder, and
• 1 pinch haldi powder, powder (turmeric, set aside)
• 1/4 teaspoon dhania patta, pwdr (coriander)
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon
• 1 tablespoon coriander, chopped
• 1/2 inch piece gingerroot, grated
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon dhania seeds (coriander)
• 4 cups water
• salt

1. BAATI (AMERICAN DROP DUMPLINGS).
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3. Mix flour, sooji, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add milk and stir to make a soft dough. Add more milk or flour, depending on if dough is too thin or too stiff.
4. DAAL.
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6. Wash both dals together. Add 2 cups water, a pinch of turmeric and cook dal in pressure cooker 1 whistle and low heat for about 15 min;let pressure release naturally.
7. Mix 1/2 tbs Garam masala, 1 tsp Red chilli powder, 1/4 tsp Haldi (turmeric) powder, 1/4 tsp Dhania pwdr(coriander)in 1/2 cup water to make thin paste. Put ghee in a pan and heat.
8. Splutter 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, & 1/4 tsp coriander seeds. Add ginger and the paste of spice powders. Fry for a minute, then mix it into the dal. Add 2 cups of water, salt and stir well. Drop dumpling dough into dal and simmer for 15 minutes without removing cover. Add lemon juice. Garnish with chopped coriander & serve.

american drop dumplings, flour, cream of wheat, baking powder, salt, milk, green gram, yellow channa, ghee, garam masala, red chili powder, haldi powder, haldi powder, dhania patta, lemon, coriander, gingerroot, cumin, mustard seeds, dhania seeds, water, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/americanized-daal-baati-indian-rajasthan-265515 (may not work)