Besan Curry

Name: Besan Curry
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup besan (gram flour); 2 potatoes diced; 1 onion chopped; 1 tomato chopped; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1-2 bay leaves; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 2-3 green cardamoms slightly crushed; 1 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 2 tsp cumin powder; 2 tsp coriander powder; 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tsp garam masala powder; To taste salt; As needed water; 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; As needed oil for frying and cooking

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

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Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

1 cupbesan (gram flour)
2potatoes diced
1onion chopped
1tomato chopped
1 tspcumin seeds
1-2bay leaves
1 inchcinnamon stick
2-3green cardamoms slightly crushed
1 1/4 tspturmeric powder
2 tspred chilli powder
2 tspcumin powder
2 tspcoriander powder
2 tbspginger garlic paste
1 tspgaram masala powder
To taste salt
As neededwater
2 tbspchopped coriander leaves
As neededoil for frying and cooking

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Steps

30 minutes

1

In a mixing bowl add besan, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and salt to taste. Then add 2 cups of water and mix everything well to make a thick paste.
2

Heat 2 tsp oil in a nonstick pan and add the besan paste. Cook it to make a soft dough by stirring it continously.
3

Transfer the dough to a greased plate/tray and press it gently with a spatula to evenly spread all over. Keep aside to cool down.
4

Once cooled, cut into cubes with the help of a sharpe knife.
5

Heat 2-3 tbsp oil in a nonstick pan and shallow fry the besan cubes till they turn golden brown from all sides. Remove them to a plate.
6

Now in the same pan with the left over oil, fry the diced potatoes until golden brown. Remove and keep them aside.
7

Then in the same pan add 1 tbsp oil to heat. Add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cinnamon stick and cardamoms. Fry till they turn aromatic. Add chopped onion and fry till brown. Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and saute for a while. Next add chopped tomato, salt and few chopped coriander leaves. Cook till tomato turns soft and mushy. Add little water and cook covered for 2 minutes till oil separates.
8

Now add the fried potatoes and mix them up with the spices well. Add 2 cups water and a give a good stir.
9

When water starts boiling, add the fried besan cubes. Cook covered on a low medium heat for 5 minutes or till it reaches the desired consistency.
10

Finally add the garam masala powder. Cover and switch of the flame.
11

Serve besan curry hot garnished with coriander leaves. It goes well with roti or rice.