Manik Painjan

== Description ==
* Ethnicity - Marathi, West Indian
* Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
== Ingredients ==
* 2 tsp chana dal, soaked in water for 2 hours
* 1½ cups wheat flour (aata), sieved
* ½ cup gram flour (besan)
* 1 onion, grated
* 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
* ½ cup coriander leaves
* 1 tsp chilli powder
* 1 tsp garam masala powder
* ½ tsp turmeric powder
* oil for frying
* salt to taste
== Directions ==
# Mix both flours, all powdered spices, ginger-garlic paste, onion, coriander leaves and salt.
# Knead into a stiff dough, adding water as needed and a little oil.
# Make 12 equal-sized balls.
# Lightly oil the palms and pat each ball into a 10 cms disc, spreading a little chana dal on each side while patting, so that the dal sticks to both sides of the discs.
# Heat oil and fry each disc till golden.
# When all discs are ready, serve hot with tomato sauce or any chutney.
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