How to make gahana bori from scratch?
Equipment
- Piping bag with thin tip.
Ingredients
- 2 cups split black gram/urad/biuli dal
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup poppy seeds
- canola or vegetable oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Soak the lentils in water for at least 12 hours.
- Drain water from soaked dal and make a fine paste using little or no water.*
- Beat the lentil paste and salt in a large bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy. To test if the mixture is ready, take a spoonful of the paste and drop it in a bowl of water. It is ready if it floats.
- Fill a piping bag with the paste.
- Sprinkle poppy seeds on a greased cookie sheet.
- Follow the video instructions below to pipe the gahana boris.**
Notes
*Piping will be impossible if the lentil paste is runny.
**Make sure that the patterns are not too delicate and that the edges are thick enough so they don't break while frying.