The festival of Makar Sankranti is considered to be the biggest first festival of the year. On the day of Makar Sankranti, when the Sun turns Uttarayan, Kharmas will also end and all the auspicious works will start. In such a situation, bathing in Ganga, charity, and worship have special significance on this special day.
If we believe in the beliefs, then by taking a bath in Ganga and offering Arghya to Lord Sun on Makar Sankranti, one gets relief from all kinds of troubles in life and gets happiness and good fortune in life. Along with this, on this day people prepare various types of dishes for donation as well as for eating.
If you want to make something special on the day of Makar Sankranti, then Chana Dal Puri is a better option. In today's article, we are going to tell you the right and easy way to make chana dal puri, so that you too can make it.
Ingredients for making Chana Dal Puri
1 cup gram dal
1/2 cup wheat flour
2 green chillies
Green coriander
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt as per taste
Oil for frying
Method
To make chana dal puri, first, soak the dal for 4-5 hours. When the lentils swell properly, drain out the water, dry it, and then grind it properly.
After grinding the pulses, add wheat flour, green chilies, green coriander, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt in a big bowl. Mix all the ingredients well and knead a soft dough. After preparing the dough, cover it and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes.
After some time, start making balls from this dough. Prepare thin and small puris from this dough. Now fry these puris in hot oil. Place these fried puris on kitchen tissue paper and remove excess oil. Serve prepared gram dal puri with pickle and raita.
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