Batata Nu Shaak With Doodhi Thepla

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This is my second gujarati meal after preparing khichadi with kadhi a few days back. You might have noticed I am preparing simple dishes as this cuisine is new to me. It took me only 45 min to prepare both the dishes side by side n I enjoyed it. I got this recipe from from Nandinis Blog. Thank you Nandini for keeping a beautifull collection of recipes.So here is the recipe...

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup chickpea flour/besan
• 2 tbsp rice flour
• 1 cup grated bottle gourd/doodhi
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• salt to taste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp cilantro /coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp oil for frying each thepla

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Cooking Procedure:

Mix all the above ingredients except the oil needed to fry the thepla into a soft firm dough. If needed add very little water as the bottle gourd already contains lot of moisture.Let it sit for 10 min.

Divide them into small 1 inch diameter balls, make them into circles with a rolling pin n fry on a pan on both sides till golden brown with a little oil.

Batata Nu Shaak

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups diced potatoes
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• pinch of hing (asaefodita)
• salt to taste

Cooking Procedure

Heat oil in a deep bottom pan, add cumin seeds, hing, grated ginger, turmeric powder n fry till cumin seeds splutter.Now add coriander powder,cumin powder,chilli powder,sugar n fry for 30 sec.Now add chopped tomatoes n stir till they become soft. Then add cilantro leaves,salt n stir for 30 sec.

Add the diced potato n 1 cup water n let it simmer on medium flame,stir occasionally till potato become cooked.Once it becomes soft mash a few a diced potatos to thicken the gravy. Cook for 1 more min n serve hot with thepla,rice or rotis.

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