Village style Pithla

Name: Village style Pithla
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min

August 18, 2020 Rupali Deshmukh

Village style cooking is always a notch above all cooking styles! We can’t always go there to get authentic recipes and amazingly tasty food, however we can try to make a few dishes in the village style way! This Pithla recipe is one such that you can’t resist.

Ingredients

¾ cup chickpea flour (besan)
2 medium onions chopped
7-8 garlic petals
4-5 green chilies
1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)
2 tbsp raw peanuts
Handful of cilantro (coriander leaves)
2-3 tbsp oil
½ tsp turmeric (haldi)
1 tsp salt
1 ¼ cup hot water

Method

Coarsely grind garlic, raw peanuts, green chilies, cumin, and coriander leaves.
Heat the oil and saute the ground mixture for 2 minutes until the raw flavor goes off.
Add chopped onions and saute 2 minutes.
Add turmeric and salt and mix well.
Add hot water and bring to a boil.
Add the chickpea flour through a sieve and keep mixing and repeating until all the flour is used.
Cover and cook on low flame for 5-7 minutes.
Mix well.
Village style pithla is ready to serve.
Serve with bhakri or fresh steamed rice with a teaspoonful of ghee.