India

Pithla

Name: Pithla
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 150 g Chickpea flour (besan); 1 piece Onion; some of each Garlic & green chili; some of each Mustard seeds & turmeric; some of each Curry leaves & coriander; some of each Oil & salt

Maharashtrian chickpea flour dish

Pithla is a simple, everyday dish from Maharashtra, stirred from chickpea flour and water into a savoury mass.

Prized as humble fare, it is eaten with bhakri flatbread and onion, seasoned with garlic and chili.

Servings3

Time25 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Chickpea flour (besan)150 g
Onion1 piece
Garlic & green chilisome of each
Mustard seeds & turmericsome of each
Curry leaves & coriandersome of each
Oil & saltsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry mustard seeds, garlic and chili in oil.
Add onion and turmeric.
Whisk chickpea flour smooth with water.
Cook while stirring until it thickens.
Serve scattered with coriander alongside bhakri.

Make it original

Chickpea flour for pithla is in the Asia Boutique.

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