Rajasthan Food is an experience to be cherished....

Rajasthan is a desert region. The use of milk, curd and buttermilk instead of the water in the gravy is the distinguished feature of Rajasthani cuisine. Due to the less cultivation of leafy green vegetables, lentils, and legumes, Gram flour,bajra ,corn and dried lentils, beans like ker and sangri are the major ingredients here.

The famous Rajasthani food is dal, bati and churma ( dal is lentils; bati is baked wheat ball; and churma is powdered sweetened cereal) and gatte ki sabji. Besides, each region is distinguished by its popular sweet like Mawa Kachori from Jodhpur, Malpuas from Pushkar, Rasagullas from Bikaner, Ghevar from Jaipur, Sohan Halwa from Ajmer, Mawa from Alwar and tilpapadi from Beawar etc. etc.

It is always a pleasure to present a recipe from your native place. The food which you relish the most. Will come up soon with more Rajasthani dishes.

Gatte Ki Sabji

(serves 2)

For Gatte

• 1 cup Besan (gram flour)
• 1/4 cup water or as required
• 1/2 tea spoon chilly powder
• 1/2 tea spoon salt
• 1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 tea spoon ajwin (oregano)
• 1 tea spoon ginger garlic paste
• 1 table spoon oil

OTHERS:

• 3 cup water
• 1/2 cup curd
• 2 tea spoon Dhaniya powder
• 1 tea spoon red chilly powder
• 1/4 turmeric powder
• salt as per taste
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 small onion chopped
• 2 tea spoon ginger garlic paste
• 1 green chilly chopped
• 1 stem curry leaves
• cilantro/coriander for garnishing
• 2 table spoon oil

• For gatte,mix all the ingredients and make a stiff dough.
• Make cylindrical rolls of the dough as shown in picture.
  boil the water in pan. Put the rolls in the boiling water for 8-10 min.

• Meanwhile in the curd add dhaniya,chilly,turmeric powder and salt.Beat it and keep aside.

• Cut the rolls into small pieces. Keep the water aside.

• For tempering. Heat the oil in a pan .Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and green chilly.
• Add onions,saute it.
• Add curd.Cook for 4-5 min or till the curd leaves the oil.
• Add gatte pieces and water.bring a boil and simmer the gas and cook for 5 more min.
• Garnish it with cilantro.

Note:
In place of curd you can use 2 small size chopped tomatoes.
For garnishing you can use fresh or dried mint leaves too.