FARAA -A HEALTHY CHHATTISGARH DELICACY

INGREDIENTS

• 250 gms Channa Dal (soaked and ground coarsely)

• 200 gms Rice Flour

• Ginger

• Garlic

• Green Chillies

• 1 teaspoon Hing

• 1 teaspoon Red chilli

• 2 teaspoon Turmeric

• Salt

RECIPE

STEP 1-

For outer covering of faraa , take rice flour in a bowl , add a pinch of salt and knead it with hot water. Once the dough is done , keep it aside.

STEP 2 -

In a separate bowl take soaked and coarsely grounded channa dal, add ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chillies along with hing, red chillli powder, turmeric and salt and mix it well. Your filling is done.

STEP 3 -

In broad pan add 2 glasses of water and bring to a boil.Put a strainer or a perforated plate on the pan. Grease the plate with some oil.

STEP 4 -

Now take small portions of dough and roll it gently using rolling pin.

STEP 5-

Cut out circle with the cutter and place a teaspoon of the channa dal mixture on the circle and fold them into halves to form a semicircle.

STEP 6 -

Slowly arrange the faraa on the perforated plate on boiling water and cover with a lid.

STEP 7-

Once the faraas are cooked, after 5 minutes, take them out and serve it with coriander chutney.

(For fried faraas,you can fry them with mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chilli)