Authentic Bihari Pitthiwali Dal with Sattu Paratha
A comforting Bihari classic featuring spiced split lentils cooked alongside soft wheat dumplings, paired wonderfully with flavorful roasted gram flour stuffed flatbreads.
70min
Total Time
4
Servings
Bihari
Cuisine
Recipe
1
Wash and soak the arhar dal for 20 minutes, then pressure cook with turmeric, salt, and water until soft and well-blended.
2
Prepare a dough for the pithi by kneading wheat flour with water and salt, then roll into small thick discs or folded shapes.
3
Drop the wheat shapes directly into the simmering cooked dal and cook for 10 minutes until tender.
4
In a small pan, heat mustard oil, crackle cumin seeds and dry red chillies, then temper the dal mixture.
5
For the sattu paratha, mix sattu with chopped onions, green chillies, mustard oil, salt, and a splash of water to form a crumbly filling.
6
Stuff portions of the sattu mixture into wheat dough balls, roll out gently into parathas, and cook on a hot tawa with ghee until golden spots appear.
7
Serve the hot pitthiwali dal alongside the sattu paratha with a dollop of ghee.
Ingredients
1 cup yellow arhar dal (split pigeon peas)
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 dry red chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 cup sattu (roasted gram flour)
2 tbsp mustard oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 green chillies, chopped
Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Ghee for serving
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