DHAM- HIMACHAL PRADESH FAVORITE DISH

 LETS START WITH THE RECIPE

ITS A PROPER MEAL AND THALI 

  1. Ingredients for making chana madra:-
  • White chana- 1.5 cups
  • Mustard oil 3tbsp
  • Curd - 2 cups
  • Clove - 2-3 no.
  • Cinnamon - 1 "piece
  • Small cardamom - 2-3no.
  • Black Cardamom - 1no
  • Bay Leaf - 1no
  • Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
  • Red Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Desi ghee - 1 tsp
  • Hing 1/8tsp
  • Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  • salt to taste
  1. Ingredients for making Kala Chana Mahani:-
  • Kale channa (soaked over night) 1Cup
  • Mustard Oil 4tbsp
  • Hing/Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
  • whole wheat flour/atta 1 tbsp
  • Garam flour/besan 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Red chilli powder 2tsp
  • Turmeric powder 1tsp
  • Coriander powder 1 tsp
  • Dry mango powder/amchur 4-5 tsp
  • Jaggery/gur 4-5 tsp
  • Tomatoes slice medium size 2No.
  • Green chillies sliced 2 No
  • Ginger sliced 2"inch
  1. Ingredients for making Teliye Maah:-
  • Whole black gram - 1/2 cups
  • Mustard Oil - 4 tbsp
  • Bay leaf 1 no.
  • Big Cardamom -1 No
  • Small cardamom - 2 no
  • Cinnamon - 1" stick
  • Black pepper - 2-3No.
  • Clove 2-3 No.
  • Cumin seeds -1 tsp
  • Hing 1/8 tsp
  • Finely chopped ginger-1 tsp
  • Coriander Powder-1 tbsp
  • Turmeric- ½ tsp
  • Red chilli powder 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Curd-1 cup
  • Ghee-2 tsp
  1. Ingredients for making Chana Dal:-
  • Chana dal 2 cup
  • Black cardamom 4 no.
  • Green cardamom 4 no
  • Cinnamon 1"
  • Bay leaf 2-3 no.
  • Cumin seeds 2tsp
  • Fennel seeds 2tsp
  • Coriander powder 2tsp
  • Fenugreek powder 1tsp
  • Red chilli powder 1tsp
  • Haldi 1 tsp
  • Mustard oil 3-4 tbsp
  1. Ingredients for making Boondi Ka Meetha:-
  • Besan (Chickpea flour) 1 Cup
  • Milk/water 1/2 Cup
  • Oil for deep frying
  • Ingredients for making sugar syrup:-
  • Sugar 2 cup
  • Water 1 1/2 cup
  • Chopped almond 2-3 tbsp
  • Thinely Slice d fresh coconut 2-3 tbsp
  • Fennel seeds 1tsp
  • Green cardamom crushed 2-3 no.
  • Melon seeds 2-3 tsp
  • Ghee 2 tbsp

INSTRUCTIONS
  • Wash white chana well and soak them in sufficient water for 8 to 12 hours.
  • Put 2 cups of water in white chana and pressure cook until well cooked.
  • Heat the oil on medium flame in a heavy frying pan.
  • Add cumin seeds and hing,when cumin seeds splutters add green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf. Fry the spices for few seconds.
  • Add red chili powder,turmeric powder and coriander powder.
  • Add chana and mix well with spices and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Now reduce the flame and mix curd in it. Keep stirring the mixture until the curd is well mixed.
  • Increase the flame slightly and keep stirring constantly until the curd start to boil.
  • Add garam masala, salt and ghee , mix well and cook for 5-6 minutes.
  • Chana madra is ready to serve, with hot steamed rice.
  • Steps for preparing Kala Chana Mahani:-
  • Soak the kala chana in water over night and boil them by adding salt in the same manner like we boil for normal black gram gravy recipe.
  • Strain kala chana and reserve water for later use.
  • Now take a pan and heat mustard oil in it , add hing once it is hot.
  • Now add whole wheat flour, besan and simmer the flame to low and roast it by continuous stirring like we roast flour for halwa/sheeratill it is light brown in color.
  • Now add red chilli powder, turmeric,coriander powder,amchur powder and roast them for 1-2 mins.
  • Add strained boiled kala chana and cook it on medium flame for 4-5 mins.
  • After 5 minutes add 2 1/2 cup reserved water of boiled kala chana along with gur.
  • Cook for 9-10 minutes till all spices and gur blends with chana properly.
  • Add sliced tomatoes,green chillies and ginger and boil for another 3-4 mins ,they should be partial cooked only.
  • Serve hot with steamed rice.
  • Steps for preparing Teliya Maah:-
  • Wash and soak the dal in sufficient water for 8 to 12 hrs.
  • In the pressure cooker, cook the dal with enough water for four 4 whistles.
  • Heat the mustard oil on medium flame in a pan.
  • Add bay leaf, small cardamom, large cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, clove, cumin, pinch of hing, finely chopped ginger, coriander powder, turmeric and red chilli in hot oil and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Mix curd in the mixture of spices and stir it continuously until it comes to boil.
  • When the curd comes to boil, reduce the flame and boil it till the curd is reduced to half the quantity.
  • Then add cream and mix the cream well with the curd, stirring constantly.
  • Add salt, boiled dal and ghee in the curd mixture and cook for 5-10 minutes stirring in between.
  • Serve teliye maah with hot steamed rice or chapati.
  • Steps for preparing Chana Dal:-
  • Wash and pressure cook chana dal with 1 1/2 cup of water for 10-15 minutes.
  • Make sure the dal is not too soft and mushy.
  • Heat mustard oil in a pan over medium heat and add black cardamom,green cardamom, cinnamon,bay leaf,cumin seeds,fennel seeds and saute for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add coriander powder,fenugreek powder,red chilli powder,haldi and saute again for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add boiled chana dal ,salt and mix carefully taking care not to mash the dal.
  • Simmer the dal on low flame for 15-20 minutes.
  • Serve chana dal with hot steamed rice or chapati.
  • Steps for preparing Boondi Ka Meetha:-
  • Steps for preparing boondi:-
  • In a bowl, combine besan with milk/water and whisk it well.
  • Batter should be of dropping consistency.Add or subtract milk in order to adjust batter consistency.
  • Take a laddle or strainer that has bigger holes than the regular one.
  • Heat oil in a kadhai. Check oil before frying, drop a pea size batter in the hot oil.
  • If floats right back up, means your oil is ready for frying.
  • Hold paddle/ strainer right above the kadhai, pour batter through the laddle/strainer and keep spreading in a circular motion.
  • Fry until crisp. Do not over fry boondi.
  • Once crisp remove from oil and drain them on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
  • Boondis are ready.Same way prepare boondi with whole batter.
  • Steps for preparing sugar syrup:-
  • Prepare sugar syrup by combining sugar and water and bring it to a boil. 
  • Add green cardamom and boil for 4-5minutes.
  • While syrup is prepared heat ghee in another pan,add fennel seeds and almonds saute for 1-2 minutes and remove from the pan.
  • When syrup turns little bit sticky turn off the flame and add roasted fennel seeds and almonds.
  • Add prepared boondi,melon seeds and sliced coconut mix well.
  • Cover and keep aside for 5-10 minutes before serving so that boondi soaked the syrup well.
  • Delicious boondi meetha is ready to serve.
  • Serve boondi meetha with hot rice.
  • All the above dishes are serve with plain steamed rice in dham.

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