One day i decided to make chapathi very late. I prepared the dough for chapathi and kept but didn't thought of any sidedish. It was already late and dinner time so searched in net for making any quick side dish for chapathi found few with bengal gram it was quick and easy to make. My husband might question if i do the same procedure because it will be like gravy (moor kuzhambhu) which we used to prepare for rice.
I got some ideas and tried making the side dish in my way. Actually it tasted good, easy to make with the ingredients which will be available i our home. My husband tasted and told that the side dish is really very good. The same input came when i served remaining people in home.
Now it is your turn to try out and enjoy.
Ingredients:-
Onion - 1 thinly sliced
Tomato - 1/2 chopped
Ginger - 1 inch piece sliced to thin strips
Garlic - 4 pods finely chopped)
Green chili - 1 or 2 according to your taste
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp (take care we are adding green chili also)
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
Bengal gram flour - 2 tbsp (mixed with 1 cup water to thin liquid without any lumps)
Salt - to taste
Saunf - 1/4 tsp
Sesame Oil - 1 tbsp
Coriander - 1 tbsp chopped
Preparation method:-
In a bowl mix the bengal gram flour, salt, red chili powder, saunf with a cup and half of water and keep aside.
Heat the oil in a kadai. Add mustard seed to splutter, urad dhal to become golden brown and cumin seed.
Now the vegetables green chili, onion and fry for few minutes. When half cooked add little salt for onion to cook well. Add turmeric, chopped tomato to cooked onion and fry.
Add little water and cook the vegetable for few mins. Bring down the flame to low.
Finally add the bengal gram mixture to cooked onion, tomato mixture. Keep stirring else the flour will stick to the bottom.
Cook till the raw smell of the flour goes off. If the gravy becomes to thick you can add water and adjust to consistency of the gravy.
When cooked switch of the flame and transfer to serving bowl. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with chapathi or idli or dosa.
Tasty, easy and quick to make gravy.