To start the preparation of Dal Fara, make a soft dough with wheat flour, salt, water and knead well.

Make a paste with dal, salt, astafoetida, green chili, and some coriander leaves.

Divide the dough into equal small portion and roll out small pancake like poories, stuff with mixture and seal it.

Boil 4 glasses of water with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon oil.

Cook them for 15 minutes.

Let them cool.

Cut them into small pieces .

Now heat the oil in a wok or non-stick pan. Saute the cumin, green chili, ginger.and onion .

Add cooked fara, dry mango powder, red chili powder 1/4 teaspoon salt and fry till golden.

Serve the Dal Fara hot with green chutney or masala chai during those cold winter evenings.