Ingredients

• 1 cup - channa daal
• 1 cup - water
• 4 - cardamom pods
• 5 - dry red chillies
• 2 - bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1- piece of ginger
• 2 - green chillies
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• Pinch of asafoetida
• 2 tbsp - oil/ghee
• 1/2 cup - wheat flour
• 2 cups - water

How to Make Daal Poodi

• Pressure cook channa daal to 4 whistles with water, turmeric, salt, cardamom pods, black pepper and bay leaves.
• When steam subsides, open and remove the bay leaves
• Heat 2 tbsp of ghee/oil. Add cumin seeds.
• Fry ginger and green chillies.
• Add channa daal and cook till the water gets absorbed and mash.
• In a separate bowl, make a dough of wheat floor and water
• Shape them into balls and make a small depression and fill the mixture, close and roll it into small size pooris.
• Deep fry till golden brown.
• Serve warm