Dal Pitha: Enjoy This Delicious Protein-Rich Dish from Bihar

Ingredients

• 2 cup rice
• soaked for overnight or 1 cup rice flour
• 1 teaspoon mustard oil
• salt
• water
• 1/2 cup 2-3 hours soaked chana dal
• 2 finely green chillies
• 1 inch ginger finely chopped
• 3 chopped cloves garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds)
• coriander leaves

Step

1. Step 1:

   Make paste by grinding overnight soaked rice. You want the consistency to be thin, so dilute the batter by adding 1/ 2 cup water. Add salt and oil to the batter.

2. Step 2:

   Pour the batter into a heavy bottom kadai and cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes. Keep stirring to prevent lump. Cook till it turns into a soft dough. Once done, keep it aside.

3. Step 3:

   For stuffing, take soaked dal and grind it along with green chillies, ginger, carom seeds cumin seeds, garlic, salt, and pepper corns to make a thick paste.

4. Step 4:

   Heat another kadai on low flame. Add a teaspoon of oil. Once the oil get hot add the dal mixture.

5. Step 5:

   Stir well till the dal cooks and the mixture get a powdery texture. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Once cooked, turn off the flame.

6. Step 6:

   To make pithas or dumpling, grease a steamer vessel with oil.

7. Step 7:

   Apply oil to your hands too. Take small portions of the rice dough, using your hand, shape them into balls.

8. Step 8:

   Now roll the ball into small chapatti. Take the chapatti in hand, fill the stuffing and fold. You can also make dumpling like gujiya.

9. Step 9:

   Seal gently by pressing the ends with the help of greased fingers. Repeat the same for the entire batch.

10. Step 10:

    Place the pithas in the steamer. Steam for around for 30-40 minutes.

11. Step 11:

    Your dish is ready to be served. Eat in breakfast or during teatime with masala chai. You can also add a chutney of your choice.