Have You Eaten ‘Fara’, A Traditional Dish of Chhattisgarh? Here is its Recipe.

‘Fara’ is a dish made in almost every corner of the country, but called by different names everywhere. Generally, people like to make and eat it in the morning or evening breakfast. It is very difficult to find this Chhattisgarhi dish in any restaurant, usually, it is made at home. Basically, this dish is made from rice and is very much liked in Chhattisgarh.

Let us tell you that Fara is one of the traditional dishes of Chhattisgarh, due to which you can eat it in many houses of Chhattisgarh during any festival. So let us tell you the recipe for making ‘Rice Fara’ full of health and taste.

Ingredients:

Rice flour – (3 cups)

Chana dal – (2 small cups)

Green chili – (4)

Coriander leaves – (1/4 bowl, finely chopped)

Garlic – (5/6 clove)

Cumin – (1/2 tsp)

Turmeric – (1/2 tsp)

Oil – (2 tsp)

Salt – (as per taste)

Rai – (1/2 tsp)

Curry leaves – (8 to 10 leaves)

Cooking Instructions :

• To make Fara, first of all, soak chana dal overnight. When chana dal swells, remove water from it and add green chilies, cumin seeds, garlic, coriander leaves and grind it well. 
• Now add salt and turmeric to it and keep it aside. Take a pan and put half a cup of water in it and let it heat up. Add about a teaspoon of oil and slow down the flame. 
• Now put rice flour in it and mix it well. Turn off the gas and let the flour cool slightly. After this, take it out on a plate and mix the whole flour well.
• When the dough becomes soft, make balls of it. Roll out the balls and then fill them with gram dal mixture and close it. 
• Take a pan and put water in it and heat it. Now take a mesh plate, and apply some oil to it, so that the fara does not stick to it. 
• Place the plate over the pan and cover it with a fara over it. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes and check whether the fara is cooked or not. 

When the fara is cooked, turn off the gas. Enjoy the delicious fara with tomato chutney or sauce.