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Recipe: Chef Balwant's Kali Dal, Jaisalmeri Paratha

September 25, 2024 13:04 IST

Creamy black lentils mopped up with any kind of freshly-made Indian flatbread is a tasty combo.

Chef Balwant Sajwan chooses to serve his recipe for Kali Dal with Lijjat papad-accented parathas. These Jaisalmeri Parathas take their inspiration from the traditions of the western Thar desert.

An executive sous chef at the Jaisalmer Marriott Resort & Spa, Chef Balwant has this pairing on the menu of Wyra, the hotel's rooftop restaurant that offers a night view of the twinkling fort.

Kali Dal and Jaisalmeri Paratha

Photograph: Kind courtesy Wyra, Jaisalmer Marriott Resort & Spa

Kali Dal and Jaisalmeri Paratha

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

For the black dal:

For the Jaisalmeri Parathas:

Method

For the black dal:

For the Jaisalmeri Parathas:

Chef Balwant Sajwal

Photograph: Kind courtesy Chef Balwant Sajwan/Instagram

Chef Balwant, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Hospitality Management, Dehradun, began his career at the Park Plaza, Ahmedabad, and has been with the Marriott group since 2012, with a brief one-year stint at the Sarovar Hotels in between.

 

 
Chef BALWANT SAJWAN