Daal Baati ki BAATI

This is a tried and tested recipe. It is a bit tougher than conventional breads that we prepare, but the flavor and impact that this one creates in gatherings is unbeatable.

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg aata
• 1 cup melted ghee.
• 1tsp salt
• 2tbsp thick curd
• 100 gms paneer100 gms boiled peas
• little chopped ginger, green chillies, coriander,
• salt to taste

Method

1. Steam aata. 1/2 kg aata to be steamed by tying in a muslin bag in the pressure cooker for ½ hr. Simply take a muslin cloth put the aata on it and tie the end with a wire or tie. Fill a small pan with water and cover with a seive or porous plate. Place the aata on top and steam for 30 mins in pressure cooker without the whistle. TIP: Do not use a rubber band to tie the muslin cloth... it melts !!!
2. Remove from cooker and break apart the rock of aata while still hot. Crush it and seive it.Add salt and ghee and rub it in well.
3. Add curd and enough water to make stiff dough
4. Prepare paneer mixture by adding boiled peas, paneer, ginger, little garam masala (if desired) and salt and keep aside.Make 1.25 inch balls of the aata
5. Flatten the ball a little and stuff paneer (similar to aalloo parantha but less stuffing)
   
   
6. Make all the baatis and Cover with wet muslin cloth and keep aside for an hour.
7. Pre heat oven at 350F for 10 mins
   
   
8. Put prepared baati on aluminium foil in the oven and bake for 30 mins at 350 F
9. Let it stay in the oven for another 30 mins at 300 F
10. Leave them in the oven till you need to serve
    
11. Serve piping hot after dipping in hot melted ghee.