Gatte ki Sabji

Gatte ki Sabji is a popular Rajasthani/Marwari recipe that uses Besan (gram flour) as the main ingredient. This preparation is spicy and quite delicious with addition of yogurt. You can prepare this dish for lunch or dinner. The Gatte ki Sabji Recipe is ideal with paratha. It is a good use of besan if you are not planning to make any fried items soon. So go ahead and try this Gatte ki Sabji recipe


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Ingredients

• 1 cup besan (gram flour)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 3-4 chopped green chili
• 1 tablespoon of ghee
• Pinch of whole cumin seeds
• Pinch of Asafotida powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 teaspoon of sugar

Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 30 min
Serves: 4

How to make Gatte Ki Sabji

1. In a bowl put 1 cup besan (gram flour), 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 3-4 chopped green chili, salt to taste and add little by little water to make a not-so-thick batter.

2. Take a non-stick frying pan and heat 2 teaspoon of vegetable oil, put the batter (step 1) into the pan and stir continuously till the gatta ( besan) absorbs water and become thick.

3. Put the batter into a plate and  make a thin round shape with hand by pressing it and allow to cool for 30 mins.

4. Cut the round shape batter with knife at the distance of 1 inch (approx) in all over the dough, then cut it again in the reverse order (diagonally). See the reference photos below



5.In the same non stick pan heat 1 cup of vegetable oil, then fry the gatta (besan) till it become little brown. Keep it in a tissue paper so that extra oil will be soaked.

6. In another pan heat 1 tablespoon of ghee and put pinch of whole cumin seeds then after 1 min put pinch of Asafoetida powder,1/2 teaspoon red chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, salt to taste and immediately add 1 cup yogurt (mix with 2 teaspoon of sugar) and allow to cook for 5 mins.

7. Add 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder, 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder and 1/2 cup of water and bring to boil for 2 mins, then put fried gatta (step 5) into the pan and cook for 1 min.

Gatte Ki Sabji is ready to serve hot with Roti or Paratha for dinner.