GRAM FLOUR STICKS CURRY

INGREDIENTS

Gram flour - 100 grams + 2 tsp
Cumin seeds - half tsp
Dry red chillies - 1
Saunf - half tsp
Salt - half tsp
Curd - 100 grams
Curry leaves - a small handful
Green chili - 2
Oil - 2 tsp

PROCEDURE

Roast the cumin seeds and dry red chilli . Grind them to a powder. Grind the saunf to a powder too. Mix the powdered cumin seeds and dry red chillies , saunf powder and half tsp salt with the gram flour. Knead them into a hard dough by mixing water little by little. Now roll out the dough into sticks of one fourth inch diameter. Cut them into one inch size lengthwise. Let water boil in a wok. Shift the gram flour sticks in, while water is fast boiling. Let boil in high flame for 10 minutes. Now take out the sticks using a slotted spoon. Empty the wok. Dry it .
Heat 2 tsp of oil in the wok. Chop the chilies (if you want the curry hot) and the curry leaves. Add the chilies and the curry leaves when the oil smokes. Beat the curd with 2 tsp of gram flour. Lower the flame and slowly add the beaten curd and gram flour paste. Go on stirring. Add 1 tsp salt. While it just starts (slightly) to boil add the gram flour sticks. Stir and shut off the heat. If you want the gravy thicker add a little more gram flour paste. Check the salt.
Your gram flour sticks curry is ready. Serve with rice, roti or puri.

Posted by Keya