Thursday, December 9, 2010

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.

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