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Rajasthani Gatte


Ingredients

 For gatta

 2 cups besan
1 curd
2 tbspn Fennel Seeds (saunf)
1 tspn kalonji
1 tbsn dhani powder
1 tspn haldi
1 tbspn chilli powder
Salt to taste
Pinch of hing
1tbspn oil

 Method

 1. Knead a dough of mixing all ingredients into a chapti like dough using only curd.
2. Make rolls .
3. Add to boiling water and boil for 30 minutes.
4. Cut them into thick coins and keep aside.

 For Gravy

 2 ladle full of oil
Pinch of hing
1 tspn jeera
1tspn rai
1 tbspn ginger garlic paste 
1 tbspn chilli powder
1 tbspn dhania
1 tbspn saunf 
1 tspn Kalonji ( optional)
1 tspn Haldi
1 medium finely chopped onion
Puree of 2 large tomatoes
2 glasses of Water for gravy
Salt to taste

 Method

 1. Heat oil in a kadhai
2. Add hing, jeera, rai, saunf, kalonji,
3. Add Onions and fry
4. Add ginger garlic paste
5. Add Haldi and mirchi powder
6. Add tomatoes
7. When the oil leaves sides of kadhai add dry gattas and salt.Add 1/2 cup curd and cook well.
8. Stir well till the Oil leaves the sides of the kadhai.
9. Add 2 glasses of water and bring to a boil. 
10. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with baati, rotis :)

 * if you want to use gatta as snack stir fry the coin shaped gatte in a little oil and enjoy.

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