Traditional Food has the essence of soulful Cooking. Fara is one such delicacy from Uttar Pradesh. Sharing Fried Dal Fara Recipe today.

What is Fara ?

Fara is Steamed Dumplings . Stuffed with Dal mixture these are delicious and healthy.
While rice dumplings like Monda Pitha ,Enduri Pitha are traditionally prepared here in Odisha in every festive season . Fara is the savory version of pitha which comes from Uttar Pradesh.

Fried Dal Fara Recipe

No-doubt these steamed dumplings are oil-free comfort food , but these fried one is super delicious. It won’t disappoint your guest if you pair them with your evening tea.

Recently I came across these fried Fara at my blogger friend Sangeeta’s page Banaraskakhana , she prepared these out of these steamed faras.

I am very much fascinated by traditional food.I don’t miss a chance of learning a new dish.

Fried Dal Fara Recipe

Use warm water to knead the flour & semolina .It will help to form a soft dough. The semolina adds a texture to the dough.
I have used two types of Dal here . You can add more varieties of your choice. Mostly it is preloaded with Chana and Toor Dal. You need to soak Dal well before using in Dal Fara Recipe.

I would like to share a trick to save soaking time. Use boiling water to soak Dal.It will be done in less time.

You can add more Green Chillies for extra spicy. Steam the dumplings in a steamer. Once it’s done , you need to cool them completely.
This dish can be savoured without frying. I have cut those steamed dumplings  into slices . Carefully fried them in oil to make a snack.
You can also shallow fry the steamed Faras adding some tadka .Add Mustard seeds, Green chillies to the oil. That will make another variation. Serve with a Tomato Garlic Chutney or eat as it is.

You can try variation of filling adding garlic or ginger to it. Also you can only use chana-dal in preparing the filling. Choice is completely yours 🙂

Serve them immediately else you may loose the crunchiness if kept for next day.

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Fried Fara

Course

snack

Cuisine

indian

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Servings

cup

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup chana dal
• 1/2 cup toor dal
• 2 tbsps semolina
• 1 tbsp ajwain
• 4 green chili
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp asafoetida
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• salt
• water warm

Course snack Cuisine indian Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 40 minutes Servings cup Ingredients 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup rice flour 1/2 cup chana dal 1/2 cup toor dal 2 tbsps semolina 1 tbsp ajwain 4 green chili 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp asafoetida 1 tsp cinnamon salt water warm

Instructions

1. Mix rice flour, wheat flour ,semolina and 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl. Using warm water knead a soft dough.
2. Soak Dal for 2-3 hours. Make a fine paste of toor dal ,chana dal, green chili and all spice powder. Adjust salt in it.The filling is ready.
3. Divide the dough into 10 to 12 equal part .Roll each dough into circular disc with thickness less than 1 cm. Grease the edge with little water on finger tip. Fill the center with stuffing ,pull the edge into center and make a ball kind.

   
4. You can also give them to semi-circular shape which is easy to do.
5. Steam them for 4 to 6 minute. Let it cool.
6. Cut each ball into 1 cm thickness stripes.
7. Heat oil and fry them at medium flame until they are golden brown.Serve immediately .