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Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
  2. 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  3. 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
  4. 1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
  5. 1/2 tbsp curds (dahi)
  6. 3 1/2 tsp oil
  7. to taste salt
  8. 2 1/2 cups cooked long grained rice(chawal)
  9. 1 tbsp oil
  10. 1 cardamom (elaichi)
  11. 2 cloves (laung / lavang)
  12. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
  13. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
  14. 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
  15. 1/2 cup deep-fried sliced onions
  16. 1 tsp chilli powder
  17. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
  18. 1/2 tsp garam masala salt to taste
  19. To Be Blended Into A Smooth Paste, (using 1 Tbsp Of Water)
  20. 4 garlic (lehsun) cloves
  21. 2 roughly chopped green chillies
  22. 50 mm (2") piece ginger (adrak)
  23. 1/2 cup sliced onions
  24. 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Ingredients for the gattas in a deep bowl and knead into a stiff dough using 2 tbsp of water.

    Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and shape each portion into a 200 mm. (8") long thin cylindrical roll.

  2. 2

    Cut the gattas into 10 to 12 equal pieces and keep aside.

    Boil plenty of water in a deep non-stick pan and cook the gattas in boiling water for 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and keep aside.

    Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, deep-fry the gatta pieces till they turn light brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper and keep aside.

  3. 3

    Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the cardamom, cloves, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.

    Add the prepared paste and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.

    Add the cooked rice, deep-fried onions, deep-fried gattas, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

  4. 4

    Serve immediately garnished with coriander.

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Babita Kothari
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