Methi pithale

Name: Methi pithale
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup besan or gram flour; 2 onions finely chopped; 2-3 green chili finely chopped; 5 table spoon oil; 1 table spoon mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 5-6 curry leaves; Pinch asaefoitida; 1 teaspoon red chili powder (optional); Salt as per taste; 2 cups methi washed & finely chopped; 1 table spoon turmeric powder; 2 glasses water; 5-6 garlic cloves thinely chopped

Prajakta Patil @cook_28069567

Mumbai

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Pithale is a traditional maharashtrian sabji made of besan. Added methi to increase its nutritional value. Pithale & jowar bhakri is a great & tasty combination.

Prajakta Patil @cook_28069567

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 people

1 cupbesan or gram flour
2onions finely chopped
2-3green chili finely chopped
5 table spoonoil
1 table spoonmustard seeds
1 teaspooncumin seeds
5-6curry leaves
Pinchasaefoitida
1 teaspoonred chili powder (optional)
Salt as per taste
2 cupsmethi washed & finely chopped
1 table spoonturmeric powder
2 glasseswater
5-6garlic cloves thinely chopped

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Make tempering, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chili, garlic, asaefoetida, curry leaves. Saute for 1 minute.
2

Add onion.
3

Till our onion cooked, make besan paste. Take beaan, salt in a mixing bowl. Add water 1/2 glass. Make paste. Remove all lumps.
4

When onion become pinkish brown, add fenugreek or methi leaves. Saute for 2 minutes.
5

Add turmeric powder & red chili powder. Saute for another minute.
6

Add remaining 1and 1/2 glass of water. Let it be boiled.
7

When water starts boiling. Add our besan paste. Stir continuously, avoid lumps. It starts bubbling. After 3 to 5 minutes cover lid & cook for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
8

Make sure besan should be completely cooked.
9

Serve with jowar bhakri, onion, green chili, peanuts & raw fenugreek leaves. This is a complete meal.