RAJASTHANI GATTA CURRY

RAJASTHANI GATTA CURRY

INGREDIENTS

• Besan (chickpea flour)-1 large cup or 2 small cups
• Curd-5 tablespoons
• Tomatoes-2 medium sized
• Ginger-1/2 inch
• Green chilli-1
• Salt-2 teaspoons
• Red chilli powder-1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds (jeera)-1/2 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder-1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder-1/2 teaspoon
• Garam masala powder-1/4 teaspoon
• Oil-3 tablespoons
• Chopped fresh coriander leaves-1 tablespoon
• Water as required

METHOD

• Take besan (chickpea flour) in a bowl.
• Add 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder & 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder.
• You can adjust salt as per taste.

• Mix them well & add 1 tablespoon oil.

• Mix & add 2 tablespoons curd to it.

• Mix them & adding a little water, knead it into a soft dough.
• Rub both the hands with a little oil & make the dough moist.

• Taking a little dough at a time, roll it into long cylindrical shape using both the hands.

• Boil water in a pan.
• Drop these cylindrical shapes in 4-5 cups of boiling hot water.

• When they start floating in the water, its time to take them out.

• Keep the boiling water aside as it will be used for preparing the gravy.
• Cut them into small pieces.

• Keep them aside.
• Next, prepare gravy.
• Grind the 2 tomatoes, 1/2 inch ginger & 1 green chilli together & keep aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seeds & as they crackle, add coriander powder & 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder.

• As they crackle, add the tomato puree mixture prepared & red chilli powder.

• Cook till it leaves oil & then add 2 tablespoons curd to it on a low flame & mix well.

• Add 1 teaspoon salt & mix well.

• Now add the water that was left over after boiling the gattas for the gravy.
• If it is less, then add some normal regular water.
• Bring it to a good boil & add the gatta pieces to it.
• Allow them to get cooked well till a slightly thick gravy is formed.

• When the gravy is well cooked, turn off the flame.
• Sprinkle the garam masala powder & mix well.
• Garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves.
• Rajasthani gatta curry is ready to serve.