easy dal pakwan recipe | sindhi dal pakwan | sindhi breakfast recipes

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 40 minutes
  • Total time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: Breakfast, Snack
  • Cuisine: sindhi

Ingredients

for chana dal:

  • 1 cup chana dal (soaked 1 hour)
  • 4 cup water
  • 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
  • ½ tsp cumin / jeera
  • 2 green chilli (slit)
  • few curry leaves
  • ½ TOmato (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp pepper (crushed)
  • ½ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
  • pinch asafoetida / hing
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp jaggery / gud
  • ¼ tsp garam masala
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

for pakwan (crispy poori):

  • 1 cup wheat flour / atta
  • 1 cup maida / plain flour
  • ½ tsp pepper (crushed)
  • ¼ tsp ajwain / carom
  • ¼ tsp cumin / jeera
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp rava / semolina / suji
  • 2 tbsp oil (hot)
  • water to knead
  • oil for deep frying

for serving:

  • 2 tbsp green chutney
  • 2 tbsp tamarind chutney
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • 2 tsp coriander (chopped)

Method

  1. to serve, take chana dal in a bowl and top with 1 tsp of green chutney and tamarind chutney.
  2. also top with 2 tsp of chopped onion, a pinch of chaat masala and coriander.
  3. finally, enjoy pakwan with chana dal as dal pakwan.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.