Besan Curry

This is an easy side dish for poori or chapatti . It is made of chickpea flour/besan/kadalai maavu with some onions ,tomatoes and chilies .

Preparation Time: Under 10 minutes
Cooking Time: Under 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS:
Besan/Chickpea flour/kadalai maavu - 1 cup
Plain yogurt - 1/2 cup
Ginger green chilli paste - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
Salt- as required
Water -1.5 cups
Onion -1/2 cup chopped
Tomato - 1/2 cup chopped
Mustard -1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds -1/2 teaspoon
Sesame seeds -1 teaspoon
Green chilli -1 no. slit length wise
Oil -2 teaspoon

METHOD:

1. In a bowl, add besan,ginger green chilli paste ,yogurt,turmeric powder,salt and water . Mix well without any lumps. You can use hand blender to mix it well.

2. In a pan, add some oil. Add mustard, cumin seeds and green chilli. Saute for sometime. Now add sesame seeds and fry for another minute. Now add onions and fry till they change color. Now add tomatoes . Add some salt and fry till they turn mushy.

3. Now add the besan paste which you prepared in step 1. Keep stirring continuously. It would take 8-10 minutes for the mixture to thicken. Switch off and sprinkle generous amount of asafoetida powder.

4. Besan curry is ready . Serve with rotti or poori !.

NOTES:

SEE ALSO: Navratan kurma, Bindi kadhi, Peas butter masala