BADEEL
Badeel is a popular snack of Uttarakhand. It is made from pahari masoor and can give a stiff competition to the popular snacks like kebabs in taste!
Ingredient (For two servings)
- Pahari masoor dal-1 Kg
- Onions- 150 gm
- Garlic-50 gm
- Ginger- 25 gm
- Green chillies- 25 gm
- Oil- 50 gm
- Salt- to taste
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tablespoon
- Garam masala- 1/2 tablespoon
- Red chilli powder- 1/2 tablespoon
- Coriander powder- 1/2 tablespoon
- Chopped green coriander
Preparation
- First of all, soak masoor dal overnight.
- Next day grind the dal with garlic, ginger and green chillies into a fine paste.
- Put the frying pan on a moderate flame and pour oil.
- Put finely chopped onions in the pan and fry for sometime, add 1/2 table spoon each of turmeric , red chilli, coriander powder and garam masala.
- Now put the paste of dal in the pan and fry it properly in a moderate flame.
- Add salt to taste and sprinkle the dal with a little bit of water; cover the pan with a lid and keep stirring from time to time.
- When the dal is properly cooked remove the pan from the flame.
- Now apply some oil on a thali and pour the cooked dal on it. Spread uniformly, and allow it to cool. On cooling and solidifying cut it into small cakes called badeel.
- Fry these badeels in oil on a steel tawa. Serve on a plate with sweet.
- & sour chutney and garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut.
(Uttarakhand Organic Commodity Board, 2013)