One of Mama's recipe again, she has always been cooking this and I just love them with plain rice. Thanks to Mama and Papa who took snap. I was so happy she did this and I could send this to RCI - Rajasthan hosted by Padma @ Spicy Andhra
Here goes the recipe in Mama's words:
For the Gatte's
Ingredients
2 cups besan(bengal gram flour)
salt to taste
1 tsp. red chili powder
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 cup oil
curds to bind the dough
a pinch of ajwain (optional)
1/4 tsp jeera
Method
- Mix all the dry ingredients.
- Add oil and mix till it resembles bread crumbs, if needed add a little oil.
- Mix in curds to make a stiff dough.
- Knead well and rest for 10 Min's
- Take a little dough and roll into a thin cylinder.
- Meanwhile keep a pot with water on the stove.
- Complete the dough in this manner.
- Cut into small pieces about 1/2-3/4 inch.Boil some pieces in the boiling water.
- Do not put all the pieces as they may stick.
- Boil till they float in water and than take them out.
For the Kadhi or gravy
Ingredients
2 small onions (finely chopped)
1/2 inch ginger
2 green chillies
3 cloves garlic
3 tomatoes
a sprig curry leaves
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chili powder
a little garam masala and aamchoor
2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
Method
- Heat a little oil and saute the onions till they are pink in color
- Add finely minced ginger, garlic and chillies.
- Add the dry masalas(coriander,red chilli ,turmeric).
- Fry for 2-3 mins and than add grated tomatoes.
- Add the curry leaves and fry till the liquid drys .
- Than add the boiled ghattas and mix thoroughly.
- Than add the water in which the ghattes were boiled.
- Add salt to taste as the water may contain salt.
- Bring to a boil and than simmer till the ghattes are done.
- You can add water to the consistency you want.
- Sprinkle garam masala and aamchoor.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chappattis or rice
Thanks Mama for packing some for us we enjoyed this curry a lot.
Labels: Besan, Curry, Events, Mamas Recipe, Rajasthani
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18 comments:
Lovely curry
looks yummy...nice kadi..
lovely dish!!looks so tempting:).great entry!!!
wow medhaa,recipe looks delicious...all my credits to ur mama :)
My fave too, but I just put the gattas in a regular kadhi made with gatte ka paani without the onions. Mouth watering recipe :)
Lovely dish. Convey thanks to your mama. So sweet of her to share her recipe. By the way, i have a surprise for you at my blog.
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This is really very sweet , thank to mama, great looking dish!
delicious entry, Medhaa!
A friend told me about this curry and i tried it. Tasty curry..nice entry for RCI.
Awesome entry for RCI! :)
nice entry medhaa
Thank you so much everyone, will let mama know.
Nice recipe :) i feel it is very lengthy process na!! pic looks good
Hi Medha...
This is a nice curry... great recipe for RCI....
Yummy!
delicious looking curry medhaa
All in one dish, don't need anything else!:))
Hi Medhaa, lovely curry. Is Sindhi Kadi is different. Do u hve tha recipe.
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