Dal Pie

Dal Pie

Ingredients for Dal Pie


1/4 cup of masoor dal
1/4cup of moong dal
1/4cup of chana dal
1/4 cup of maida
1/2 t.sp. of rye
1/2 t.sp. of chilly powder
1/2 t.sp. of jeera
3-4 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup of ghee or margarine
salt to taste

Method of preparing Dal Pie

1) Soak all the dals overnight and grind to paste.
2) Temper a spoon of oil in a tawa with the rye.
3) Add all the masala and the ground dal paste.
4) Cook for a while and cool.
5) Make a pastry of maida,fat and salt.
6) Knead lightly and divide into 2 balls.
7) Rolls out into 1/4 pastry.
8) Line a greased pie dish with one pastry.
9) Prick the pastry with a fork .
10) Spread the cooked dal and cover with the other one.
11) Prick the top one also and bake for 30 minutes.