My second recipe is for this month’s JFI, being hosted by Sig of Live to Eat. I’m revisiting one of my husband’s favorite, Besan Chikki for JFI-Tamarind. My MIL made it on demand and it was just awesome. I can never make it the same way she does even with the recipe on hand. Here’s the recipe.
Fry besan in a pan on medium-low flame, until it turns golden and does not smell raw anymore. Remove and keep aside.
Heat 1 tbsp oil, add mustards and cumin seeds; after they pop, add chilies, turmeric and curry leaves.
Add 1¼ cups water and let it come to a simmer. Slowly add the fried besan and mix thoroughly making sure that there are no lumps. Keep stirring until the mixture comes away from the sides. Remove onto a greased plate, cut into squares and let cool.
For the gravy:
Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and after they splutter, add onions and sauté till light brown. Add tamarind pulp and ½ cup water. Add all the remaining ingredients and on a slow flame, bring the gravy to a simmer, about 15 minutes. Add the besan squares and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
That dish so new to me Pavani. Chikki is sweet Peanut brittle for us Kannadigas. Looks wonderful, almost like Dal Dhokli. Great entry. I will try this when I am on my blog break!:)
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Hi Pavani, you know we face this situation when we have no vegetables at our house and we still feel eating something nice and spicy. I think this is a great recipe for those times 🙂 Thanks for sharing it!
nice recipe pavani
Nice recipe dear..
Never heard of besan chiki! Great recipe Pavani, thank you for this entry…
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That dish so new to me Pavani. Chikki is sweet Peanut brittle for us Kannadigas. Looks wonderful, almost like Dal Dhokli. Great entry. I will try this when I am on my blog break!:)
this one is new to me …. but looks yummmmm
Pavani, this looks good. but no idea how will it taste. never heard it b4. tell me how does it taste. added to my favourites.
I never heard of it before, will give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice recipe, looks great!!!
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wow…pavani…besan chikki…never heard of it till now…thanks for introducing me to this!
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preethi ram.
Hi Pavani, you know we face this situation when we have no vegetables at our house and we still feel eating something nice and spicy. I think this is a great recipe for those times 🙂 Thanks for sharing it!
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