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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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Servings: 4
Calories: 253kcal
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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