Besan Ka Pithla (drumsticks in Gram Flour Curry)

Recipe Ingredients

3		Drumsticks - (peeled), cut in 5 cm pieces
2 1/2 cups	592ml	--
1		Flour - sieved
2 tablespoons	30ml	Oil
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Asafetida
8		Curry leaves
2		Onions - finely chopped
2		Tomatoes - chopped
6		Green chillies - chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
1 cup	40g / 1.4oz	Coriander leaves - chopped
		Salt - to taste

Recipe Instructions

A Maharashtrian dish.

Boil drumstick pieces in water till the centres and seeds are soft. Mix gram flour with water to make a thin paste. Heat oil. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, asafetida and curry leaves. When the seeds pop, add the onions. Fry till the onion is translucent. Add tomatoes and drumsticks. Stir fry gently for 2 minutes. Add gram flour mixture, green chillies, turmeric, salt and sugar. Stir gently till cooked and creamy. There should be no lumps. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice or rotis.

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