Oats and Dalia Balls

by Alisha Savla

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In the daily we some how miss to take care our diet. Here is a recipe which is not only healthy but also tasty and stomach filling. A perfect recipes for mid meals (for children as well as adults.

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Preparation Time: 35 mins Cooking Time: 30 mins Total Time: 651 hours 5 minutes 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

1 cup broken wheat (dalia)
1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1/4 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
1 tbsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 1/2 tbsp green chilli paste
1/2 tbsp ginger (adrak) paste
1 1/2 tbsp garlic (lehsun) paste
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tbsp chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves
salt to taste
2 tbsp sesame seeds (til)
6 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tbsp baking soda
3 tbsp oil
chopped coriander (dhania) for garnishing

Method

Wash and pressure cook broken wheat with enough water for 3 whistles or till cooked well.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
Keep aside to cool.
Dry roast oats and beasn till it turns light pink in colour and keep aside.
Combine the browkn wheat, oats, besan, ginger paste, garlic paste, green chilli paste, turmeric, garam masala, fenugreek leaves, salt and lemon and baking soda and mix well and knead into a soft dough adding water slowly (just like the dough of parathas)and let it rest for 5-10 mins
Now make small small balls of the dough (apply little oil to hand so that dough does not stick to the hands) and put it in the simmer and cook it for 10-15 mins.
With the help of a knife check if it is properly cooked. If yes then let it cool down.
Heat the oil in a pan , add the curry leaves and sesame seeds and let it crackle.
Now add all the balls in the pan and mix it properly.
Garnish it with coriander.
Pack warm