Besan ke Gatte Curry

Ingredients:

For making Gatte:

Gram flour - 200 grams (1.5 cups)

Oil - 1 tbsp

Curd - 2 tbsp

Baking soda - 1 pinch

Salt - to taste (1/2 tsp)

For making the gravy

Tomato - 3 to 4 (medium size)

Green chilly - 2

Ginger - 1 inch long piece

Fresh curd - 1/2 cup

Oil - 2 tsp

Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Red chilly powder - less than 1/4 tsp

Garam masala - less than 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Coriander leaves - 2 to 3 tbsp (finely chopped)

Method:

Strain the gram flour in a bowl and add oil, salt, curd and soda to it. Mix well. If required, add little amount of water and knead a soft dough same required for making roti. Cover and keep aside the dough for 10 minutes to set. Now make small lumps from the dough and make them into 1/2 or 0.75 inch diameter and 3 to 4 inch long rolls. Likewise prepare rolls from rest of the dough.

Take 5 cups of water in a vessel (keep the amount good so that these gram flour rolls can be drenched to it easily) and place it on flame for heating. When water starts boiling, place the rolls to it and let them simmer for 10 minutes.  Later turn off the heat, take out the gate on a plate. Reserve the water for making curry.

Once the gatte cools, cut them into 1/2 inch chunks. Gatte for making curry are ready.

Now make a paste of  tomato, green chilly and ginger,  take it out in a bowl. Place curd in a bowl  churn nicely.

Place some oil in a sauce pan. When oil is hot, add asafoetida and cumin seeds to it. After sautéing cumin seeds, add turmeric powder, coriander powder and ground tomato masala and sauté until oil starts floating on the surface. Now add curd and red chilly powder as well and keep sautéing until oil starts separating from the masala.

Add the left over water (left after boiling gatte). If the gravy appears too dense then add water as per your preference. When gravy starts simmering, add gatte and salt as per your taste. When the curry simmers once, let it cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Gatta curry is ready, turn off the flame and add garam masala to it.

Rajasthani special Besan Gatte curry is ready, take it out in a bowl and garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot with roti, naan, poori or rice and relish eating.

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