Thiyari/Gatta Chawal -Rajasthan Special
Rajasthan literally,Land of Kings or Land of Kingdoms previously known as Rajaputana.Its the India's largest state by area,located on the Western side of the country.
Rajasthani cuisine is so rich,colorful and unique and uses a lot of ghee in their preparation.Due to scarcity of water they use lt of milk and buttermilk in their cooking.Foods that can be lasts for several days without reheating is preferred.Mostly Rajasthanis are vegetarians but Rajputs,the royal families enjoy meat dishes.
Today's recipe is one such unique and flavorful rice preparation,adapted from Desi Fiesta.Now off the recipe...............................
yPreparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 30 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
For the Gattas
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Gram flour/kadalamaavu | 1/2 cup |
| Red chilly powder | 1/2 tsp |
| Cumin powder | 1/2 tsp |
| Turmeric powder | 1/8 tsp |
| Garam masala powder | 1/4 tsp |
| Oil | 2 tsp |
| Carom seeds | 2 tsp |
| Salt | 1/2 tsp |
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Basmathi or sona massori rice | 1 cup |
| Green peas | 1/4 cup |
| Onion/ vengayam(finely chopped) | 1 (medium size) |
| Tomato(chopped) | 1 (medium size) |
| Green chilly/pachamilagai | 3 |
| Ginger&garlic paste | 2 tsp |
| Red chilly powder/milagai podi | 1/2 tsp |
| Turmeric powder/manjal podi | 1/4 tsp |
| Coriander powder/dhaniya podi | 1 tsp |
| Cumin powder/jeerga podi | 1/4 tsp |
| Garam masala powder | 1/4 tsp |
| Coriander leaves/kothamalli | 1 tbs(chopped) |
| Salt | 11/2 tsp |
| Oil | 2 tbs |
For the seasoning
| Cloves/lavangam | 2-3 |
| Cinnamon/pattai | 1inch piece |
| Cardamom/ellaki | 1 |
| Bay leaves | 1 |
Method
Cook the rice in a pressure cooker or rice cooker and separate the grains.
To make the Gattas
Combine all the ingredients given for gatta together and make a stiff dough out of water.
Boil water in a pan,divide the prepared dough to two equal portions and apply some oil on the palms and roll them to a cylindrical shape.Drop it in the boiling water and cookit till a tooth pick comes out clean.Take it out and after cooling cut into 1/2 inch length and keep it aside.
To make Thiyari
Heat the pan with the oil,do the tempering with the wholegaram masala.Add the onion and green chilly,saute till transparent.
Add the ginger&garlic paste an fry it till the raw smell goes off.Once the ginger &garlic paste add in the tomato and cook it till mushy with a pinch of salt.Now add in all the spice powders,salt and the green peas,give it a mix,sprinkle a tbs of water and cook it covered.
At this stage add the gattas and mix it well,squeeze the lemon juice,sprinkle the coriander leaves and give it a mix.Add the cooked rice and mix it well till everything blends well.
Thiyari is ready.Serve it with raitha of your choice.
Enjoy..................................................
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