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    Home » easy » JFI-Tamarind: Besan Chikki

    JFI-Tamarind: Besan Chikki

    Published: Jul 1, 2008 · Modified: Dec 16, 2019 by Pavani · Leave a Comment

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    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.

    Besan Chikki

    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 20 mins
    Cook Time: 45 mins
    Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: andhra
    Servings: 46 serving

    Ingredients

    For Chikkis:

    • 1 cup Besan – (sifted)
    • 3 - 4 Chilies Green – chopped fine
    • 3 - 4 Curry leaves
    • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
    • ½ tsp Cumin seeds
    • ¼ tsp Turmeric
    • to taste Salt

    For Gravy:

    • 1 Onion – small, chopped
    • ¼ cup Tamarind pulp – thick home made kind
    • ½ tsp Fenugreek powder
    • 1 tsp Cumin powder
    • ½ tsp Coriander powder
    • 1 tsp chili powder Red
    • ½ tsp Cumin seeds
    • to taste Salt

    Instructions

    To make besan chikki:

    • 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.
    • Serve with rice or roti.
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    1. Sagari

      July 01, 2008 at 3:07 am

      nice recipe pavani

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    2. Hetal

      July 01, 2008 at 3:22 am

      Nice recipe dear..

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    3. Sig

      July 01, 2008 at 4:17 am

      Never heard of besan chiki! Great recipe Pavani, thank you for this entry...

      Reply
    4. notyet100

      July 01, 2008 at 4:18 am

      NICE ONE ,..

      Reply
    5. Divya Kudua

      July 01, 2008 at 11:00 am

      your blog's yummy!!

      http://divyascookbook.blogspot.com/2008/07/memean-award-and-hug.html

      Reply
    6. Asha

      July 01, 2008 at 12:51 pm

      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!:)

      Reply
    7. skribles

      July 01, 2008 at 1:24 pm

      this one is new to me .... but looks yummmmm

      Reply
    8. Bhawana

      July 01, 2008 at 1:54 pm

      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.

      Reply
    9. Hima

      July 01, 2008 at 6:36 pm

      I never heard of it before, will give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    10. Madhavi

      July 02, 2008 at 12:15 am

      Very nice recipe, looks great!!!

      http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/

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    11. Veda Murthy

      July 02, 2008 at 1:55 am

      wow...pavani...besan chikki...never heard of it till now...thanks for introducing me to this!

      Veda

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    12. Asha

      July 03, 2008 at 10:44 pm

      Hey Pavani, I just found this site about Indian dishes and slow cooker, check it out!:)

      http://www.indiacurry.com/
      faqappliance/slowcooker.htm

      Reply
    13. MY WORLD OF RECIPES

      July 05, 2008 at 3:08 am

      hi pavani , sorry for disturbing u again . actually if space exists between catagory name like "rice dishes" it is not coming where as if there is no spae like "chutnies " it is working.just see my blog and test the dropdown boxes so that u can understand.
      plz reply me back and if possible send one "from around the world " code of ur hideout.
      thanx&regards,
      preethi ram.

      Reply
    14. A_and_N

      July 07, 2008 at 1:16 am

      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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    15. MY WORLD OF RECIPES

      July 07, 2008 at 1:54 pm

      HI PAVANI THANX A LOT FOR GIVING CODE . ANYWAY NOW ITS PERFECTLY WORKING. THANX A LOT ONCE AGAIN.
      BYE ,
      PREETHI.

      Reply

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