Gatte Ki Sabzi

Gatte Ki Sabzi is a Rajasthani dish. Gatte is dumplings made of chickpea flour (besan/gram flour) and is cooked in tangy gravy of Onion & Tomato.

Gatte Ki Sabzi

Ingredients

For Gatte

• Gram Flour – 1 cup
• Ginger – 1″ (grated)
• Green Chillies – 2 (finely chopped)
• Red Chilli Powder – ½ tsp
• Oil – 3 tbsp
• Asafoetida – pinch
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt – to taste

For Curry

• Onion – 2
• Tomato – 3
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
• Garam masala – 1 tsp
• Red chilli Powder – ½ tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Asafoetida – pinch
• Coriander Leaves – 2 tbsp (chopped)
• Oil – 1 tbsp + for frying

Method

For Gatte

1. Mix all the ingredients for Gatte and make dough by adding lukewarm water little at a time. Keep oiling your hands and work on the dough and finally it will form a smooth dough.
2. Take lemon sized balls from the dough and roll it between your palms to make a cylindrical shaped (like banana) logs. Do the same till the dough is finished.
3. Boil water in a pan and put the gatte logs and let it boil for 8-10 minutes. Strain and keep the water also (for the gravy).
4. Whwn cool, cut the boiled gatte in disc shape of ½ cm thickness and fry all the gatte in oil till golden brown in colour. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.

For Curry

1. Grind onion and tomatoes separately.
2. Heat oil in a cooker, add cumin seeds, asafoetida and let the seeds crackle.
3. Add onion paste and saute for 3-4 minutes or till onion is light pink in colour. Now add ginger garlic paste and tomato paste, saute till oil separates.
4. Add red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder and garam masala. Add water in which gatte were boiled. When it comes to a boil, add gatte and cook on high heat till 1 whistle, then on low heat for another 15-20 minutes.
5. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Best served hot with rice and/or roti.

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