Stuffed Fara (Ulta)

This is very traditional recipe in East UP and  Bihar in India .We can serve it  as breakfast and snacks with tea or coffee  in morning or evening. I  learnt this recipe from my Sushma Mami .Thanks so much Mami for sharing this special recipe with me .It tastes very original or natural  as in this recipe, we do not add any kind of garam masala . It is very healthy, high fiber  and oil free. Some people known it as Ulta .We can say it's like Indian Momos . So here's the recipe . Enjoy It .................  :)









Ingredients :-
 1 cup wheat flour (gehu aata )
 1 cup Chana dal (Gram dal )
 2-3 chopped green chilli  (hari mirch)
1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp chopped garlic (Lehsun)
1 whole red chilli (Kadi lal mirch)
3-4 black pepper (Kali mirch)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp lemon juice or dry mango powder
1 tbsp chopped green coriander leaves (hara dhaniya)
pinch of asofatida  (Hing)
salt to taste
2-3 tbsp oil
Method :-

Take a big bowl and mix aata,  pich of salt

Make dough from Atta using  water.The dough should be soft and fully kneaded. Keep aside for 10 min and cover it .divide into 6 part equally.

Soak chana dal  over night .Now drain it . Now add  whole red chilli , cumin seeds , black pepper .

Make coarse paste(dardara paste)  with mixer.

Now add green coriander leaves, ginger,garlic,salt ,lemon juice, asofatida (hing)

 mix it . so stuffing is ready for filling now

Now take one part of dough , roll it like puri with roller .

Now  put 2 tbsp filling on it as shown as pic.

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Fold the other half over and the edges together to seal. make it like Gujjiya in shape .
Make it all .

Now take a big pan and  add water and boil it . Take enough water so they should be fully merged in water.

Now put all pieces into and boil it at medium flame . Wait for 10-12 min.
Now check by inserting tooth pic  in the pieces  and make sure tooth pic  come out clean .

Now drain all the pieces out of water .

Now take one piece and cut it into 2 pieces at center.  Your  steamed  stuffed Farha is ready . server it with green chutney or sauce like momoes.
I don't like boiled so i  am going to fry it not deep frying  .

Take a heated pan and put some oil , now put 3-4 pieces in it and cook it for 2-3 min  at low flame .

Now turn it and cook for 3-4 min more at low flame .Don't do over cook .

 Serve it with chutney or sauce .
Fried stuffed Farah is ready to eat !!!!!!!!!!!!!