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Mandua Ki Roti, Lesu, Kulath Ki Dal from Uttarakhand

Course Dinner, Main Dish – Gravies
Cuisine Uttarakhand
Dish Type Indian Flatbread, Millets
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For Mandua Ki Roti

  • 1 cup Mandua Pisun / Finger Millet Flour
  • 1/2 cup Wheat Flour
  • Salt to taste
  • Water for kneading

For Lesu | Stuffed Mandua Wheat Rotis

  • 1 cup Wheat Flour
  • 3/4 cup Mandua Flour
  • 1 tsp Ajwain
  • Salt to taste

For Kulath Ki Dal

  • 1 cup Gahat / Kulath / Horsegram
  • A Pinch Turmeric Powder
  • 2 tbsp Rice Paste
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 2 tsp Cooking Oil
  • 1" Ginger
  • A Pinch Asafoetida
  • 4 - 5 cloves Garlic
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • Gandherin Small piece (I didn't add)

Instructions

How to make Mandua Ki Roti

  • Take the flours in a bowl along with salt and mix well. Slowly add water and prepare a stiff dough.
  • Divide into equal balls, dust well, and roll out into thin discs.
  • Heat a tawa. Once hot, cook the rotis on both sides.
  • Remove and apply the butter on top.

How to make Lesu

  • First, knead the wheat flour with a bit of salt and keep it aside.
  • Next, add ajwain, salt to the mandua flour and knead well. Rest this aside for 10 mins.
  • When you are ready to make the rotis, divide both the doughs into balls.
  • Take a wheat dough, press on the sides with center being thick, place the mandua dough in the center, cover from all sides and seal it well.
  • Dust with flour and gently roll out like a chapati.
  • Heat a tawa and cook the roti on both sides and grease with cooking oil.
  • Serve hot.

How to make Kulath Ki Dal

  • Wash and soak the dal in water for 1/2 hour.
  • Pressure cook the dal with enough water. Once the pressure falls down, add grated ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder, and chili powder.
  • Mix the rice flour with water to make a thick paste. Add to the cooking dal. Simmer for 5 - 7 mins.
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