Chakki Ki Shak

Name: Chakki Ki Shak
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/4 teaspoon carom seeds or ajwain; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup water to make the dough; 2 tablespoons mustard oil or any cooking oil; For gravy-; 2 medium sized onion; 2 medium sized tomatoes; 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste; 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder; 1/4 th teaspoon garam masala powder; 1 pinch sugar; to taste Salt; 1 bunch coriander leaves

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

Riyadh

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Chakki ki shak is a famous dish from Madhya Pradesh.It is made of whole wheat flour dumplings. Whole wheat dumplings are fried and then cooked in a spicy and tangy gravy made of tomato and curd. This this is very similar to Rajasthani gatte ki sabji. You can have this dish we a complete dish or can be served with steamed rice.

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupwhole wheat flour
1/4 teaspoonturmeric powder
1/4 teaspoon carom seeds or ajwain
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water to make the dough
2 tablespoonsmustard oil or any cooking oil
For gravy-
2medium sized onion
2medium sized tomatoes
1 teaspoonginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoonkashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
1/2 teaspooncoriander powder
1/4th teaspoon garam masala powder
1 pinchsugar
to tasteSalt
1 bunchcoriander leaves

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Steps

1

In a bowl, mix together wheat flour, turmeric powder,salt and carom seeds.
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Mix, add water, knead and make a soft and sticky dough.
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After kneading, let the dough rest for at least 15 minutes.
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After 15 minutes, knead the dough for some more time till the dough does not stick to your hands.
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Make a long log like the picture.
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Cut in 1/2 inch size pieces with a knife.
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Place the dumplings in a greased steamer and steam for about 10 minutes.
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In the meantime make onion, ginger garlic and tomato paste.
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Once the dumplings are steamed, set aside and let them cool.
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Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry them in hot oil until light golden brown.
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Drain on tissue paper.
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In the same oil, add onion paste and saute until light golden brown.
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Then add ginger garlic paste.Saute till the paste is cooked on a low flame.
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Add the tomato paste and cook for some time.
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Add the dry spices, salt and sugar, add little water and mix well.
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Cook for a couple of minutes.
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Next add curd and cook the curd on low flame.
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Once the curd is cooked, add the fried dumplings,mix and cook in low flame.Add hot water if you like a thin gravy.
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Cook in medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
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Garnish with coriander leaves and cook for another couple of minutes.
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Serve hot with some rice or have it as is in a bowl.