Pithla Recipe
Pithla is a traditional Maharashtrian dish made using chickpea flour or besan. Make it using my easy recipe.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies
- 1 cup besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
- 3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil or any other cooking oil
- ¼ teaspoon asafetida (hing) skip for gluten-free
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 8-10 curry leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (fresh coriander leaves)
- ½ cup chopped onions
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Add ginger, garlic, and green chilies to a mortar and pestle and crush to make a coarse paste.
- Sieve besan using a large sieve to avoid any lumps.
- Add chili powder, turmeric powder, and garam masala powder to the bowl and mix well.
- Add water slowly and whisk to make a lump-free batter. If by any chance there are still lumps in the batter, you can pass the batter through a mesh strainer.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add asafetida, mustard seeds, and cumin seeds, and let them crackle for 4-5 seconds.
- Add garlic green chili paste, and curry leaves, and saute for 20-30 seconds.
- Now add cilantro and onions and cook for 1 minute.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Add the besan mixture and salt to the pan and mix well.
- Cook the pithla on low heat for 7-8 minutes, stirring frequently. The consistency of pithla is like a thick paste.
- Garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot.
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Notes
You can add some yogurt to the besan mixture to make dahi pithla.
Add chopped greens like fenugreek leaves (methi), spinach(palak), or spring onions to the pithla to make a new version. You can also add chopped green bell peppers (capsicum).
Nutrition
Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 624mg | Potassium: 306mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 167IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg
