Gatte ki Sabzi is a quintessentially Rajasthani dish, it's delicious and there are many ways to cook the curry but, i only know one way of making the actual 'gatte', here goes !
As a child my Nanima used to make the best gatte ever and then after getting married into a Rajput family the love for gatte ki sabzi continued !!
The Gatte :
Ingredients :
1.5 cups of besan (chickpea flour)
salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon roasted & ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon chilly powder
1 large pinch garam masala
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1.5 teaspoon oil
2 teaspoons yoghurt
Water - 1/8 cup approx
oil for coating gatte once the dough is ready
1 litre tap cold water for boiling the gatte rolls
Method :
Mix the besan with all the masalas.
Add 1 teaspoon oil & yoghurt and crumb with your finger tips till the texture is like bread crumbs.
Add water a little bit at one time (besan takes very little water to combine, be careful !!)
Mix well till the mix comes together like a slightly stiff dough
Coat with a little oil and divide the dough into 6-8 equal portions and then roll out in a cylindrical shape (try keeping it about 1 cm in thickness/diameter)
place the gatte rolls in 1 litre of cold water (tap cold, not refrigerator cold)
bring to a boil ..... and let the water simmer / boil until the gatte rolls float on top and form small blisters.
then take the gatte rolls out, don't drain the water, the flour infused water makes the curry thick and luscious ......
cut the gatte rolls into 1/2 inch pieces and the gatte are ready to be curried !!
The Curry:
Option 1.
There are many ways of making the curry base for gatte ki sabzi, over time i will add more options so this is option 1.
Ingredients:
1 fat clove of garlic or about 3/4 teaspoon garlic paste
1 green chilly chopped into 3 big pieces or split
1/4 cup yoghurt
2.5 teaspoons oil
fresh coriander to garnish
salt to taste
Mix :
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon chilly powder
2.5 teaspoons coriander powder
1/8 teaspoon garam masala
add 2-3 tablespoons of the water left over from boiling the gatte and mix these to a paste.
Method :
- to a slightly deep pot on medium heat add oil
- then add garlic & chilly, stir around for 15-20 seconds
- and add the spice paste
- let the oil split, while leave a thick paste formed by the garlic & spices
- add the chopped gatte, lower the heat and fry for 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally
- add 1/2 the water left over from boiling the gatte, add less or more depending on the consistency you desire
- bring this to a boil and simmer for 10-12 minutes
- add the yoghurt and salt to taste (remember that you're only salting the curry, the gatte are salted, so be careful), stir and simmer for 4-5 minutes
garnish with fresh coriander and/or mint
serve hot with rice or chappati's
:)