Dal Badam Chakki

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Dal Badam Chakki
Alternative namesDal Suphal Chakki, Dal Badam Khandli
CourseDessert
Place of origin Indian subcontinent
Region or state Rajasthan
Associated cuisine India
Serving temperatureHot or cold
Main ingredientsMoong Dal, badam, ghee, sugar, mawa

Dal badam chakki or Dal suphal chakki, is a Rajasthani dessert made using Dal (lentil) and badam (almond). It is a specialty of Marwari cuisine and is quite popular in the city of Jodhpur. [1]

It mainly consists of almond, moong dal flour or mogar (gram flour), mawa (condensed milk), ghee (clarified butter) and sugar.

Etymology

The name Dal Badam Chakki or Dal Suphal Chakki is a compound of three words : Dal, Badam/Suphal & Chakki. Dal refers to lentil and Badam/Suphal refers to almonds which are used as main ingredients in the dish. The word Chakki is derived from Sanskrit word Chakrika [2] and refers to cut slice of fudge. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Brien, Charmaine O' (15 December 2013). The Penguin Food Guide to India. Penguin UK. ISBN   978-93-5118-575-8.
  2. ↑ Prabhat Brihat Hindi Shabdakosh (vol-1) (in Hindi). Prabhat Prakashan. 1 January 2010. ISBN   978-81-7315-769-1.
  3. ↑ Saranāmasiṃha; Śarmā, Saranāmasiṃha (1968). Hind ̄kī tadbhava śabdāvalī (in Hindi). Kāleja Buka Ḍipo.


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