Rajasthani Gatta Curry

Rajasthani Gatta Curry is again a chick pea flour based curry from Rajasthan.with out Gatta curry rajasthani meal is incomplete. This recipe I have noted from a small hotel cook in Jaipur.Two years back we visited Jaipur in our vacation and I ask my guide I need to have a traditional rajasthani meal.so My guide took me to a small hotel,where I had a rajasthani thali with dal-baati-churma, gatta curry, bajara roti,some beans curry,aloo bartha and lots of sweets.Realy that was a huge lunch that day, I could't walk back to my hotel.So that time I took the recipe from the cook and Today here I am with the recipe. This is the 6th recipe from my regional recipes theme for Blogging Marathon#6

INGREDIENTS:----

For Gatta s ---

Besan (chick pea flour) --- 1 cup

Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tea sp

Red chilli powder --- 3/4 tea sp

Coriander powder --- 12 tea sp

Fennel seeds --- 1/2 tea sp crushed

Carom seeds(ajwain)-- 1/2 tea sp crushed

Salt ----- 1/2 tea sp

curd(yogurt) --- 2 tab sp

For Gravy:----

Ghee --- 2 tab sp

Onion seeds(kalonji) --- 1/2 tea sp

Cumin seeds ----- 1 tea sp

Curry leaves --- 10 leaves

Curd --- 2 cups

Chick pea flour --- 2 tab sp

Turmeric powder --- 1/2 tea sp

Red chilli powder --- 1 tea sp

Coriander powder --- 1/2 tea sp

Salt -- 1tea sp or according to your taste

METHOD:--

For making Gattas:

1.Mix chick pea flour,crushed fennel and carom seeds,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,salt,curd mix well and make a stiff dough.

2.Roll this chick pea flour dough in to long strips(like sausage strips)

3.Boil water in a pan and drop this strips in to the boiling water, cook for 5 minutes.

4.Remove from heat and drain water, cut Gattas in to small pieces and set a side.

5.Take curd in to a mixing bowl add red chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,salt, chick pea flour and whisk well to combine every thing

6.Heat ghee in a thick bottom pan add cumin seeds, onion seeds and curry leaves fry for a while.

7.Now add the curd mixture and bring to a full boil, stir continuously to avoide to curdle the yogurt mixture

8.Reduce the flame add Gatta pieces and cook till the gravy comes in to medium thick consistency.

Remove from heat and serve hot with bajre ki roti or with steamed rice.

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