TOUR DE INDUS

 Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about

DHUSKA

Dhuska is a traditional recipe of Jharkhand. 

Ingredients for Dhuska

• Rice - 1cup (200 gms) (soaked)
• Chana Dal - ½ cup (100 gms)
• Urad Dal - ¼ cup (50 gms)
• Green Chilli - 4
• Ginger Julienne - ¾ inch
• Green Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - ½ pinch
• Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Eno Salt - ¼ tsp
• Oil - for frying

How to make Dhuska

1. Take a ½ cup of Chana Dal, a ¼ cup of Urad Dal and a cup of rice. Soak them in the water for 4-5 hours or for overnight. After soaking them, remove the extra water from them. Add them in the grinder jar along with some water, 4 medium sized green chillies, 3/4 inch ginger julienne and grind them for the paste.
2. The paste of Dal is ready after griding them. Pour the paste in a bowl, add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 1/2 pinch of asafoetida, 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder, less than 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of green coriander and mix all the ingredients well. 
3. If the batter is thick then, add some water to it. The running consistency of the batter is required for Dhuska. Preheat Oil to fry Dhuska and beat the batter for 2 minutes.  Add the batter using a spatula in the rightly heated oil.
4. Flip and fry them till they appear golden brown from both the sides. Drain them out once they are fried and fry rest of the Dhuska likewise.

and as always have a chilled day from the Viking