Ingredients

• Maa Ki Dal washed -250 gm
• Water to soak dal
• Onion - 1 chopped finely
• Ginger - small pieces - chopped
• Green coriander - chopped
• Green chillies - 2 chopped
• Cuminseed - ½ tsp
• Salt - ½ tsp
• Soda-bi-carb - ¼ tsp
• Oil for frying
• Curd - 750 gm
• Raisins - 15-20

Method

1. Wash and soak daal in enough water to cover the dal.
2. Soak it for three hours.
3. Drain water and grind, add chopped onion, ginger, coriander-chillies-salt, cuminseed and soda.
4. Heat oil. With moistened hands, make Bhalla with daal batter into 2" discs.
5. Deep fry - each Bhalla - light brown.
6. Drain oil, keep aside.
7. Soak in hot water for ten minutes.
8. Press out water lightly.
9. Beat curds-add- salt - ½ tsp.
10. Cuminseeds.
11. Soak-raisins in water for ten minutes.
12. Add to the curd.
13. Lay Bhallas in a flat dish-pour curds on it, garnish with red chilli powder-chopped coriander, powdered cuminseeds.
14. Serve with lmli chutney and extra beaten curd.