Pithale

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup Gram flour (besan)
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • Pinch of asafoetida
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 tablespoon chopped onion
  • ½ teaspoon Ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 or 2 Green chillies
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander
  • 2 cups water
  • Salt to Taste

Method:

  1. Mix gram flour and a cup of water in a bowl, to make a smooth paste.
  2. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds stops popping, add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies.
  3. Fry for a minute. Then add asafetida and turmeric powder.
  4. Add onion and cook it till it becomes soft.
  5. Add a cup of water in the pan. Add salt and bring it to boil.
  6. Then add gram flour paste slowly into the pan. Stir this mixture continuously to avoid lumps formation. Cover it with lid and cook it for 5-7 minutes.
  7. Garnish this pithale with coriander. Serve it hot with roti or bhakri or plain rice.