Punjabi Besan Curry Recipe

This creamy dish go along well with rice and chapatti.

     Ingredient for Gravy

  • Yoghurt - 500 grams

  • Water - 1500 ml

  • Chili powder - 2 teaspoons

  • Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon

  • Fenugreek - 1 teaspoon

  • Flour - 150 grams

  • Coriander seeds (roasted, pounded) - 1 tablespoon

  • Green chili (chopped) - 2 tablespoons

  • Tomato (chopped) - 1 (big)

  • Curry leaves - 5 pieces

  • Shallot (sliced) - 4 pieces

  • Coriander Leaves (chopped) - 1 tablespoon

  • Garam masala - 1 teaspoon

  • Salt to taste

     Ingredients for pakora

  • Flour (sieved) - 150 grams

  • Coriander leaves (chopped finely) - 1 tablespoon

  • Caraway seeds - ¼ teaspoon

  • Chili powder - 1 teaspoon 

  • Soda bicarbonate - ½ teaspoon

  • Green chili (chopped finely) - 1 tablespoon

     Method

  • Mix ingredient for pakora in a big bowl, add water bit by bit, just to make a thick batter.

  • Heat oil in pan and drop spoonful of batter mix in and fry the pakora until golden brown, Drain and set aside.

  • Whisk up yoghurt and add water, chili and turmeric powder, water to mix well then set aside.

  • Heat some oil in pan, add fenugreek, 150 grams of flour and stir fry the mixture for 3 minutes.

  • Pour yoghurt mixture in and bring to boil. Add chopped green chili, coriander leaves and tomato.

  • Add pakora in and simmer with low heat until gravy become thick. Dish up.

  • Sauté curry leaves and sliced shallots until brown and garnish dish with chopped coriander leaves and garam masala.

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