Gatte Ki Sabji

Gatte ki sabji is a mouth-watering Rajasthani main course dish. It is a very popular and spicy curry recipe of Rajasthan.

Ingredients :

For Gatta :

• 200 grams besan (bengal gram flour)
• 1/2 tablespoon red chilli powder
• 1/2 tablespoon haldi powder
• oil
• salt to taste

For Gravy :

• 2 tablespoon ghee
• 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
• 1/2 tablespoon haldi (turmeric) powder
• 1 small bowl curd
• 1/2 tablespoon dhania-jeera powder
• a pinch of heeng (asafoetida) powder
• jeera
• salt to taste and some chopped cilantro (dhania)

Method :

1. Pour one litre water in a pan. Put it to boil on slow flame.
2. Now take besan, 2 tablespoon oil, 1/2tablespoon red chilli powder, 1/2 tablespoon haldi powder and salt to taste.
3. Mix all these ingredients well and till it becomes a solid dough.
4. Now make small round pieces from this dough. Also make thin rolls about 5-6  inches long.
5. Allow these pieces and rolls to boil for 5-6 minutes in the boiled water.
6. After boiling these rolls, keep them aside for 2 minutes to ally them to cool.
7. Keep the water initially boiled for gattas in a separate container.
8. Cut the rolls into small pieces now.
9. Pour ghee in a pan. A few seconds later, add jeera (cumin seeds) to it.
10. Then add to it red chilli powder, haldi powder and a nip of heeng power. Add curd and heat for a minute or so.
11. Next add gattas, dhania, jeera powder and water. Add salt to taste and cook for about 5 minutes.
12. Gatte ki saji is ready. Sprinkle some chopped cilantro before serving with parathas.