~ Dal Pakwan ~ The most famous Sindhi Breakfast

Ingredients

250 gm chana dal(adjust the quantity of dal and other ingredients according to your requirement)
1 tsp cumin seeds
5-6 of curry leaves(karipatta)
one small tomato(optional)
5 green chillies
3 cups water
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1-2 tspn oil

Pakwan
Ingredients:

Method:
Procedure for Dal:

Wash dal and soak it for an hour
Pour 1-2 tspn oil in a cooker and allow it to heat. Add cumin seeds,curry leaves and green chillies and fry for a couple of minutes.
Add grated tomato(optional)and fry it till cooked
Add dal, turmeric powder and salt.
Add little water and close the lid of cooker
Wait for one whistle
Open the lid,check the dal ,it should be tender but not mushy
While serving ,sprinkle mango powder(Amchoor), chilly powder,coriander leaves and tamarind chutney and/or coriander chutney,and chopped onions(optional)
Serve hot with crisp pakwans

Procedure for pakwan:

Sieve the flour.
Mix the flour with the cumin seeds/Ajwain, oil, salt and sufficient water and make a dough.
Dough should not be too hard nor too soft
Let the dough rest for 15 min
Later,divide the dough into small portions.
Roll out a portion like a chapati
Prick the surface with fork/ knife,so that it don’t puff out(don’t forget to do this)
Heat the oil till smoking point ,Slide in the Pakwan and carefully fry it,on medium or low flame till it turns crisp and golden in color.
Serve with hot dal