Name: Besan Pitla recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Besan / Garbanzo flour 1 cup; Water 1/2 cup or required to form a paste; Cooking oil 2 Tablespoons; Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon; Garlic cloves 3 finely chopped; Green Chillies 2 or as preferred; Curry leaves a sprig; Onion medium sized 2 finely chopped; Salt as per taste or 1 + 3/4 teaspoon; Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon; Water a glass or required

Ingredients Serving: 3

Besan / Garbanzo flour 1 cup
Water 1/2 cup or required to form a paste
Cooking oil 2 Tablespoons
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Garlic cloves 3 finely chopped
Green Chillies 2 or as preferred
Curry leaves a sprig
Onion medium sized 2 finely chopped
Salt as per taste or 1 + 3/4 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Water a glass or required

Instructions

Take 1 cup Besan flour in a bowl .
Add required water gradually to the Besan flour . Mix until you get a smooth Besan paste .
Whisk to a smooth paste . Shouldn’t be too tight nor runny .
Besan paste is ready . Keep aside .
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan .
Add a teaspoon cumin seeds and allow to crackle .
Add 3 garlic cloves finely chopped .
Add 2 green chillies . Add extra chillies if preferred .
Add a sprig of curry leaves .
Sauté all until garlic turns golden brown .
Add 2 medium sized onions finely chopped . Sauté until light brown.
Add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder. Mix .
Add required salt . Mix .
Add the prepared Besan flour paste . Maintain a low to medium flame .
Stir continuously to avoid Besan sticking to the pan . At one point , Besan starts firming .
Add a glass of water/required water to adjust the consistency of a Pitla.Dip consistency preferred.
Mix completely and allow to boil for 5 minutes or until rawness of the flour leaves .
Healthy , quick , Besan Pitla is ready. Serve with rotis .

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