8. Chakulya [Varanphal]

Ingredients
1 cup Wheat flour
½ cup Lentil seed [Daal]
2 Table spoon grated dry Coconut
4-5 thin slices of Ginger
4-5 petals of Garlic
2 tea spoon Red Chilly Powder
½ tea spoon Salt
½ tea spoon Turmeric powder
1 tea spoon Edible Oil
1/2 tea spoon Cumin seeds
½ tea spoon Ghee

Recipe
1. Make dough out of wheat flour and roll this dough in to thin plates. Cut these dough plates with a knife into square pieces.
2. Cook the Daal in pressure cooker for 3 whistles and allow the cooker to cool down.
3. Add salt and turmeric powder to the cooked Daal and beat it well.
4. Start by adding Oil to the pan. Keep the stove flame low if you are a beginner.
5. Add Cumin seed to the heated Oil followed by Ginger, Garlic, Chilly powder and grated dry Coconut.
6. Add the Daal to cooking pan and add 4 cups of water. Allow the mix to boil.
7. Once the Daal mix starts boiling, add the cut pieces of wheat dough one by one.
8. Keep the flame low and allow this mix to cook for 10 minutes.
9. One of my favorites – Chakulya is ready to eat. Add the Ghee before serving hot and the recipe tastes magic!!