Healthy Steamed Snacks - Bafauri
Bafauri is one of the healthiest snacks which steamed & an alternative to fried pakoras. This dish belongs to central India & is one of the signature dishes from Bhojpur – Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. This healthy steamed snack is made during festivals & on special occasions. If you are health conscious, then bafauris are fit for healthy tea-time snacks. It is a protein-rich food made of split Chick-peas, & different added lentils like Split Pigeon peas, Green grams & Split Black Grams make this dish more healthy & tasty.
Bafauri
A signature dish from Central India - Protein-rich food made of Chana dal (split Chick-peas), & different added lentils like Tur Dal (Split Pigeon peas), Whole Moong (Green grams) & Urad Dal (Split Black Grams) make this dish more healthy & tasty.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Channa Dal (Split Chick Peas lentil / Split Bengal Grams)
- 1/2 cup Tur Dal (SplitPigeon Peas)
- 1/2 cup Whiole Moong Dal (Green Grams)
- 1/3 cup Urad Dal (Split Black gram)
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1/2 tsp Haldi Powder
- 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander
- 3-4 pcs Green Chili Chopped
- Salt As per taste
Instructions
- Mix all dal (Lentiles) and soak it overnight
- Grind the Soak Dal to make a thick fine paste and add ginger garlic paste, Haldi powder, chopped green chilies, and chopped Coriander.
- Mix well till it became fluffy.
- Make a small Ball or Rolls and steam it till it cooks.
- Once cooked serve with Green Chutney or Sweet khajur (Dates) Ki Chutney (Dip) as per your liking.
Notes
Health Benefit of Bafauri :
Use of different lentils makes this dish a rich source of protein & provide some best nutrition, minerals, & vitamin to your body.
Split Bengal Gram & Split pigeon peas provides protein, zinc, calcium & fiber which help to stabilize blood glucose levels & lower cholesterol levels.
Whereas Green Grams are a rich source of potassium, magnesium, iron, & copper – it is a rich source of vitamin B-Complex that produces usable energy to your body.
Urad Dal (Split Black Gram) provides good energy to the body because of its high iron content. Iron helps in the production of red blood cells that carry oxygen to the organs. The presence of magnesium, potassium, phosphorus & calcium helps in improving bone density.
Overall this is one of the best dishes to have it as snacks and also very healthy for growing children.