Dal Baati Churma
Dal baati churma is a quintessential Rajasthani dish, a three-in-one treat of baked baati with spicy panchmel dal and sweet, crumbly churma. The dish is known as much for its simplicity as for its delicious taste. And this culinary gem has a fascinating story behind it. Read on...
CHEF AJAY CHOPRA
LEGEND HAS IT...
came to be and, over time, it became , and then . was made by Rajasthani soldiers with camel milk . The soldiers would travel with cooks and camels in the desert, carrying flour and camel milk because it was in abundance; the were rolled and cooked in hot sand. They would actually leave the buried in the ground the whole day and come back by evening to cooked , over which they would pour camel milk to enhance the flavour. When the reached the palaces, it was served with the addition of the . This was the combination. was still a separate dish; legend has it that once inadvertently fell into the king’s plate, which he liked, and that’s how the combination came into existence.
