Besan ke gatte are my mom’s favourite and this recipe is dedicated to her.

Besan gutte is an authenticated dish of the Rajasthani cuisine. It is made using besan or gram flour as the key ingredient. These are basically the dumplings made of gram flour and boiled in water. You can also deep fry the dumplings but I have always boiled them in water. After boiling you can also saute them in a pan with a tea spoon of oil to give the dumplings a crunchy taste and reddish texture. The gravy can be made with tomato paste and curd , but since I am a hard core fan of onion and garlic, I have made this recipe with a gravy of dominating onions and garlic. The gravy is slightly spicy, you can adjust the spices as per your taste.

Besan gutte can be enjoyed with roti or rice.

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Gatte ki sabzi recipe | besan ke gatte | how to make besan ke gutte 

besan dumplings in rich and creamy curd gravy

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

For making gatte or dumplings

• 1 cup Besan
• 2 tbsp Curd
• 1 tbsp oil
• salt
• 1/2 tsp fruit salt (Eno)/ soda
• 1/2 tsp haldi
• 4 cups water (for boiling dumplings)

For making gatte gravy

• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida/ hing
• 4-5 cloves garlic
• 1/2 inch ginger
• 1 onion
• 2-3 tomatoes
• 1/2 cup curd/ yogurt
• 1/4 tsp haldi
• 1/4 tsp red chilly powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1/4 cup cream (optional)
• 1/4 cup freshly chopped coriander
• salt (to taste)

Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Servings people Ingredients For making gatte or dumplings 1 cup Besan 2 tbsp Curd 1 tbsp oil salt 1/2 tsp fruit salt (Eno)/ soda 1/2 tsp haldi 4 cups water (for boiling dumplings) For making gatte gravy 1 tsp oil 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1/4 tsp asafoetida/ hing 4-5 cloves garlic 1/2 inch ginger 1 onion 2-3 tomatoes 1/2 cup curd/ yogurt 1/4 tsp haldi 1/4 tsp red chilly powder 1/4 tsp garam masala 1/4 cup cream (optional) 1/4 cup freshly chopped coriander salt (to taste)

Instructions

For Making Gatte

1. In a mixing bowl put besan, salt, haldi, oil, soda and curd.

2. Add enough water to knead the flour. Make sure it is not too tight. The consistency of the dough should be same as that of a roti/ paratha.

3. Cover the dough with wet kitchen towel and let it rest for 10 minutes.

4. Now roll the dough into 3-4 inch long cylindrical rolls which are 1/2 inch in diameter. Make such rolls from the entire dough.

5. Now take 4 cups of water and make it boiling hot. Place the long tubes of dough in the boiling hot water and cover it with a lid. Simmer the gas and let the dough soften down for 10 minutes.

6. Now to check whether the dumplings are cooked or not, insert a knife into it, if the knife comes out clean, then these dumplings are cooked.

7. Strain them using a sieving tube. Store the water. We can use this water in the gatte gravy.

8. Now cut these dumplings/ gutte into small 1/2 inch ball size chunks.

For Making the Gravy

1. Heat 1 tsp oil in pan.

2. Add cumin seeds and hing to it.

3. Next add garlic and ginger and saute for 1 minute till it turns red.

4. Now add roughly chopped onions and saute well.

5. Next add tomatoes and saute till the tomatoes turn soft .

6. Cool down the ingredients and blend in a mixer to turn it to a smooth paste.

7. Now again add a tsp of oil in a kadai and saute the tomatoes and onion gravy for 1 minute. Next add 1/2 cup of whisked curd to the gravy.

8. Next add all the spices – turmeric powder, chilly powder, garam masala and salt.

9. Mix everything well and add the water stored above while boiling the dumplings.

10. Check the consistency. the gravy should not be very thick as the dumplings soak most of the water. You can additionally add more water if required.

11. The gravy will start simmering. Now add the gatte to the gravy and cover it with a lid for 5 minutes.

12. Take the gatta curry in the bowl and garnish it with cream and chopped coriander leaves.