Wednesday, March 27, 2013

BOMBAY CHUTNEY/ PITHALA FOR POORI

 Ingredients required

  • Wheat flour - 2 cups

  • Gram flour - 4 tsp
  • Water - 200 ml
  • Salt - 1 tsp
  • Finely sliced onion - ½ cup
  • Sliced green chilly - 3
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Chana dal - ½ tsp

  • Urad dal - ½ tsp
  • Jeera(cumin seeds) - ¼ tsp
  • Rai (mustard seeds) - ¼ tsp
  • Red chilly - 1
  • Asafoetida(Hing) - pinch
  • Curry leaves - as required

      Method to prepare
      For poori
      1. Take a bowl, add wheat flour, ¼ tsp salt, sufficient water and make a soft dough.
      2. Take a kadai, pour oil and allow to heat.
      3. Make dough in to small balls, roll in the shape of circles by applying one drop of oil for each ball.
      4. Fry these pooris on both sides and take out.
      5. Hot and crispy pooris are ready.

      For Bombay chutney/Pithala
      1. Take a bowl, add gram flour, rest of the salt, water, turmeric powder, mix well and keep aside.
      2. Take a pan, add 4 tsp of oil and allow to heat.
      3. Add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilly, hing, curry leaves, fry for one minute in medium flame.
      4. Now add onion, green chilly, fry for one more minute in medium flame and add prepared gram flour mix.
      5. Cook for 5 minutes in medium flame by stirring continuously(if required, add some more water) and switch off the flame.
      6. Tasty Bombay chutney/Pithala is ready. Serve with hot poori's and enjoy your dish. 

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