Gramin Thali of Madhya Pradesh & Latest Amul Topical ( April 09 )

To make the delicious thali you need dal, saag for bhujia and potatoes for bharta.

Ingredients

Onion, salt, chilli powder
½ teaspoon green chilli, finely chopped
Gur, dahi , boora
Wheat , chana, bajra flour
500 g saag ( mooli / sarson )
2-3 pieces red chilli
A pinch hing ( asafoetida )
1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
2 teaspoon oil
Ajwain seeds
4- 5 tablespoon ghee
1 bowl urad dal/ arhar dal
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ginger

Method

For dal :

Cook dal normally as you cook with turmeric and salt. When it is tender keep aside. Heat the serving spoon, put a little ghee , one broken red chilli into small pieces and a little hing. Heat well and pour it over dal. Cover it, now add green chilli and ginger.

For bhooji :

Clean the saag and chop it. Wash it 2- 3 times in water very well. Now heat the oil and put garlic and broken red chillies into it. When it starts crackling, add leafy saag and a little salt. Stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Keep aside.

For bharta :

Boil potatoes , peel and mash them. Add a little salt and chilli powder and heated ghee. Bharta is ready.

For missi roti :

Knead wheat flour and chana flour mixing half portion of each dal to make missi roti, add a little salt , cumin seeds, ajwain seeds. Make missi roti out of it and roast on low heat to make crisp chana roti.

For bajra roti :

Knead bajra flour with little warm water tightly and pat it 7 -8 times. Make rotis by only patting gently with hand and roast on tawa.

Arrangement :

First keep a bowl of dal. Add 1 teaspoon hot ghee over it. Then keep a bowl of bharta , bhooji , curd / gur/ boora . Serve with hot roti /ghee, pieces of onions and green chilli. Enjoy this delicious village food.

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