PHANU Uttaranchal recie

Ingredients:


Kulathi (Horse gram) : 1 cup
Oil : 1/2 cup ( preferably mustard oil)
Garlic : 4 to 5 cloves
Ginger : 1/2 inch piece
Green chillies : 3 to 4
Cumin seeds : 1 tbl spn
Asafoetida : a pinch
coriander powder : 1/2 tbl spn
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tbl spn
Water : 3 cups
Salt


Soak the gram overnight.
In the morning grind it into a dry thick paste in a mixer along with green chillies, garlic and ginger.

Place a non stick pan on a moderate flame. Put some oil and make small thick pancakes. Use only half of the paste for making the cakes.

Mix water with the remaining paste to make a pouring consistency.
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and asafoetida. Now add gram paste, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.

Cover and cook for about 10 minutes on slow fire. Add the cakes to the gravy and continue simmer for another ten minutes.

Drizzle with ghee and sprinkle chopped coriander leaves .
Serve with steamed rice.