Pithla Bhakri

 

Pithla Bhakri is another famous Maharashtrian food which is made very often in Maharashtrian families.

Ingredients:

2 cups of Gram floor(Besan)
2 chopped onions
2 small tomatoes chopped
4-6 green chopped chillis
1 teaspoon turmeric powder.(Haldi)
1 teaspoon cumin seeds.(Jeera)
1 teaspoon mustered seeds.(Mohri/sarso)
4-5 curry leaves (kadipatta).
1 teaspoon of smashed garlic (lahsoon)
1 small cup oil
5 cups of water.


Recipe: 1)Heat Oil in pan. 2)Make a lump-free mixture of besan and water. 3)Now add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Wait till it splutter 4)Add garlic and wait till it becomes brown.5) Add green chillies, curry leaves. add the chopped onions. Fry it for 2/3 mins. 6)Now add mixture of besan in to the pan. and keep stirring after intervals for five mins.  Your "Pithla" is now ready to serve.

Bhakri(Indian Bread):

Ingredients:

* 4 cups whole bajri(Pearl millet)flour
* 4 tablespoons ghee
* Salt to taste

Mix the flour with ghee and salt in wide thali and add water to make a firm dough.

Divide the dough into equal portions. Roll out each portion into a 100 mm diameter round. Now Roast each round on both sides on a tava till it becomes golden brown, put light pressure on the bhakhri after intervals for inside to cook evenly.

Pithla Bhakri is my favorite dish all the time as it is simple to make and very delicious and also healthy. You can also have pithla with rice.

Misal Pav

Misal pav is a very famous dish(snack)in Maharashtra. I have been eating it since collegelife. Hope you would like it :)


Ingredients:

2 cups sprouted moong(green gram) and Matki(brown gram). This can be easily available in market;2 onions- chopped;1 tsp ginger-garlic paste;1/2 cup sev(fried vermicelli);Coriander leaves- chopped; 1/2 tsp mohri(Rai) (small mustard seeds);1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; Salt to taste;1/2 tsp coriander powder ;1/2 tsp cumin powder;Few curry leaves; 2 tbsp oil;A pinch of hing (asafoetida);Lemon cut in pieces.6-8 pav (Bread)


Heat oil into the pan. add mohri(Rai)and wait still it splutters. Then add chopped onion and fry till become yellowish in color. Add hing, and other spices. Now add Sprouted matki in to it asnd fry for 1 min.*(you can also add chopped tomato if you like.) Then add 4 cups of water and salt. then bring it to boil. Cook for 10 min. and remove from the heat.

Serve hot in a bowl with chopped onions Sev and corriender leaves on it on it.

Tarri - If you like to eat Misal typical marathi style(i.e.spicy)you van make Tarri to put on misal while eating.

Heat 1/2 cup oil for one min. and remove from heat. Now add Red chili powder int to it. Your Tarri is ready.