Pitla Recipe
Ingredients
1. Bengal gram flour or besan (3tbsp)
2. lemon juice or tamarind juice (1tbsp)
3. asafoetida or hing (1/2tsp)
4. roasted cumin- coriander powder (1tsp)
5. finely chopped tomato (1med.)
6. finely chopped onion (1small)
7. chopped coriander leaves (1tbsp)
8. mustard seeds (1/2tsp)
9. red chilly powder (1tsp)
10. turmeric powder (1/2tsp)
11. salt (to taste)
12. oil (2to3tbsp)
13. curry leaves (1 sprig)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take a pan, place it over heat. Heat a little oil in it. Fry the besan in it until it turns light brown. Keep it aside. Heat some oil and then add the curry leaves and mustard seeds in it.
2. When the mustard seeds gets crackle then add the onion and fry them for a minute fry them until they turn brown. Add the dhania- cumin, turmeric and red chilly and them for a minute.
3. Now add the besan and then fry for 2 minutes. Add the coriander and the tomatoes and some water to get a liquid consistency. Add salt according to taste. Now add the lime or tamarind juice and heat it until it gets boil and then add hing and serve it hot with plain rice or chapattis.
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