Besan ki Sabzi

 

   Hello Friends,today I am sharing one of my favourite recipes, besan or gramflour vegetable,which was very yummily made by my mother.

 Ingredients-

Gramflour or besan- 3 cups

Salt- 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder- 1 teaspoon

Cumin powder- 3 teaspoons

Red chilli powder- 1 teaspoon

 Asafoetida or Hing powder-1 teaspoon

Mustard oil- 2 tablespoon

Water for making the batter.                                                                                  

               

Mix all the ingredients ,except oil ,and make a smooth batter. Then heat oil in a pan and pour the batter into it.Keep stirring on low heat to avoid forming lumps.Then remove from heat and spread it evenly, on a lightly greased tray. Now cut into small squares and shallow fry them ,in a non sick pan.

          

Ingredients for Gravy-

Garlic cloves-6 pieces,peeled

Mustard seeds- 3 teaspoon

Green chllies-3

Turmeric powder-1 teaspoon

  Red chilli powder (optional)-1 teaspoon

  Red tomatoes- 2 ,large size,chopped into pieces

Salt-1 teaspoon or according to taste

Coriander leaves Chopped-for garnishing

Water-2 medium glasses,for gravy

  Mustard oil- 1 tablespoon

Method-

Grind the garlic,mustard seeds and green chillies into a fine paste.Heat the oil in a deep pan and pour the paste into it, and saute for 2 minutes on low flame Then add chopped tomatoes ,turmeric powder and salt to it ,and saute for another 5 minutes.Now add 2 glasses of water and let the gravy boil for sometime.Now add the fried besan pieces to the gravy ,cover,and let it simmer for 2 minutes.Then switch off the stove. .Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with chapatties.

Alternatively,you can serve the fried besan pieces,dry too, as a snack ,accompanied with tomato sauce and green chutney