How to make Dal Pakwan Canapes - SK Khazana -

Dal pakwan, a Sindhi speciality, is turned into canapés that are so very tasty

Sanjeev Kapoor

This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

Main Ingredients : Split Bengal gram (chana dal) (चने की दाल), Oil (ऑइल)

Cuisine : Sindhi, Indian

Course : Snacks and Starters


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Dal Pakwan Canapes - SK Khazana

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You can’t eat breakfast at night or dinner in the afternoon – but snacks? that you can eat anytime of the day! Along with tea, after school or at a birthday party – snacks are every foodie’s ultimate favourite. Healthy snacking is the best way to satisfy your munchies without the worry of to many added calories.

Prep Time : 4-5 hour

Cook time : 41-50 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Spicy

Ingredients for Dal Pakwan Canapes - SK Khazana Recipe

  • Split Bengal gram (chana dal) 1 cup

  • Oil 1 teaspoon + to deep-fry

  • Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon

  • Green chillies slit 2

  • Onions finely chopped 1

  • Curry leaves 10-12

  • Dried mango powder 2 teaspoons + for sprinkling

  • Fresh coriander leaves 2 tablespoons + for garnish

  • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon

  • Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon

  • Garam masala 1/4 teaspoon

  • Salt to taste

  • Dough

  • Refined flour (maida) 1/2 cup

  • Whole wheat flour (atta) 1/4 cup

  • Cumin seeds a pinch

  • Semolina (suji) 1 1/2 tablespoon

  • Crushed black peppercorns to taste

  • Salt to taste

  • Oil 1 teaspoon

Method

Step 1

Take Chana Dal in a large bowl, add sufficient water and soak for 3-4 hours. Drain and boil. Lightly mash the cooked dal.

Step 2

Take refined flour in a mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour, cumin seeds, semolina, crushed black peppercorns, salt and oil and mix well. Add sufficient water and knead into stiff dough. Cover with damp muslin cloth and rest the dough for some time.

Step 3

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan, add cumin seeds and saute till their colour changes. Add green chillies and onion, mix and sauté till onion is translucent. Add curry leaves and mix well.

Step 4

Add dried mango powder, coriander leaves, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, and mix well. Cook for 1-2 minutes.

Step 5

Add cooked dal and mix well. Add salt and mix till well combined. Cook for 2-3 minutes and take the pan off the heat.

Step 6

Divide the dough into equal balls and roll out each ball into a large thin disc. Prick it all over it with a fork.

Step 7

Cut out roundels with a small round cookie cutter.

Step 8

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai, slide in the roundels and deep-fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper. These are pakwans.

Step 9

Arrange the pakwans on a serving platter, place a portion of the spiced dal on each, and sprinkle a little dried mango powder on top. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

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Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards. He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one in the world and empowering women through power of cooking to become self sufficient. His recipe portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 10,000 tried & tested recipes, videos, articles, tips & trivia and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking in both English and Hindi.