INDIAN DISHES-4 KHANDAVI

1. KHANDAVI

Ingredients:

       Besan (Gram Flour)                                         100g

       Curd                                                                50 g

       Water                                                              200 ml.

       Paneer                                                              50 g.

       Coriander Leaves                                               a  few

Curry Leaves                                                      a few

      Lemon                                                                  3

      Dessicated Coconut                                              3 tsp

      Mustard Seeds                                                   1 tsp

       Salt                                                                To taste

      Red Chillies                                                    To taste

Oil                                                                    2 tsp

Turmeric Powder (Haldi)                                ½ tsp

Sugar                                                                2 tsp

Method:

• Mix Besan with curd and make a smooth dough with water.
• Add half lemon juice, salt, sugar, chilli powder and 1 tsp of oil.
• Blend it in a mixer or with hand.
• Saute’ in a heavy bottom pan or non-stick pan for 2 minutes on a slow fire.
• Grease a thali and spread the mixture evenly and spread grated paneer.
• Roll the spread layer and cut into pieces.
• Heat oil, add mustard seeds, sugar, curry leaves, water, salt and pour over folded Khandavi.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and dessicated coconut.
• Serve cold with chutney.

Source: 100 DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS RECIPES BY Dr. Rajbir Sachdeva, Dr. Anita Kochhar, Dr. Subhashini Verma, Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana  Edited by: Dr. Amarjit Kaur Khokhar, Centre for Communication, Languages & Culture, PAU, Ludhiana.