How To Make Indian Besan Curry With Chilla

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Besan chilla curry is usually a traditional recipe created in our home. When I do not have vegetables then I like to make this curry, it is besan flour curry of  gram dal.In our lunch or dinner, a gram flour curry is served, it can be served with rice or chapati (roti).

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Indian Curry with Chilla

Besan chilla curry is usually a traditional recipe created in our home. When I do not have vegetables then I like to make this curry, it is besan flour curry of gram dal.

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Course: Dinner and Lunch

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: besan curry, Curry

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes

Total Time: 18 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 253kcal

Author: Reshu Drolia

Ingredients

Ingredients:

For Kadhi:

• 2 cups Yogurt Dahi
• 2 cups Water
• 2 tbsp Gram Flour Besan
• Coriander leaves (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Cuminseeds
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• Salt as per taste
• 2 pieces Green chilly chopped

For Tempering:

• 1 tbsp Oil/Ghee
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 spring leaves Curry Patta
• Pinch hing
• ½ tsp red chily powder

For besan ka chilla

• 1 cup gram Flour Besan
• 1/4 tsp Red chily powder
• Salt to taste
• ¼ tsp cumin seed
• ¼ tsp carom seed ajwain
• 1 ½ tsp coriander leaves
• 2 piece Green Chilly chopped
• ½ cup water as needed to make batter
• Oil for cooking

Instructions

How to make Besan ka chilla:

• Take a large bowl and mix all the ingredients ( besan ,jeera ,ajwain, coriander leaves ,salt, red chily powder and green chily).
• Gradually pour little water into it so that there should be no lumps.
• Add water till it comes to a thick and smooth batter in pouring consistency.
• Heat a non- stick pan on a high flame when it becomes hot reduces the flame on medium.
• Spread little oil on a pan and pour a spoonful batter evenly in a clock wise.
• Drizzle little oil around it and cook till it becomes brown and crisp.
• Put little oil on the top and turn it upside down and cook the other side till it turns brown in colour.
• Repeat the same process with the remaing batter and make 4-5 chilla for Kadhi.

Preparation for Kadhi:

• In a big bowl, take the curd. Whip it well to make it smooth.
• Add besan and all the spice powders under “for kadhi” and mix with the curd.
• Use a wooden spatula or blender to dissolve the lumps into the curd.
• Now, take a deep and thick bottomed pan and add first 4 items under "For Tempering of Kadhi".
• Once the seeds start spluttering, add the remaining ingredients (curry leaves, hing, and red chily powder).
• Now pour our dahi/curd besan mixture and stir continuously till the mixture starts boiling. Keep on stirring otherwise the yogurt will curdle.
• Once the kadhi starts boiling and you smell a nice aroma, simmer the gas for 4-5 minutes so that it gets cooked well.
• Cut chilla into small pieces and add the pieces to the hot kadhi.
• Serve hot with rice or jeera rice, rotis or parathas

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Serve | Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 485mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 305IU | Vitamin C: 14.6mg | Calcium: 168mg | Iron: 2.3mg

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How to make Besan ka chilla:

Preparation for Kadhi:

• In a big bowl, take the curd. Whip it well to make it smooth.

• Add besan and all the spice powders under “for kadhi” and mix with the curd.

• Use a wooden spatula or blender to dissolve the lumps into the curd.
• Now, take a deep and thick bottomed pan and add first 4 items under “For Tempering of Kadhi”.
• Once the seeds start spluttering, add the remaining ingredients (curry leaves, hing, and red chily powder).

• Now pour our dahi/curd besan mixture and stir continuously till the mixture starts boiling. Keep on stirring otherwise the yogurt will curdle.

• Once the kadhi starts boiling and you smell a nice aroma, simmer the gas for 4-5 minutes so that it gets cooked well.
• Cut besan ka chilla into small pieces and add the pieces to the hot kadhi.

• Serve Besan Curry With Chilla, hot with rice or jeera rice, rotis or parathas

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