patavade

Ingredients:

For vade:

Besan - 1 cup

Green chilies - 3 chopped fine

Curry leaves - 3

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

gram masala-1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4tsp

red chilli powder-1/4tsp

Salt - to taste

For Gravy: onion - 1 small chopped

Tamarind pulp - 1/4 cup

Fenugreek powder (menthi powder) - 1/2 tsp

khuskhus- little for taste
coconut powder-1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2tsp

Red chili powder - 1 tsp

Jaggery - 2 - 3tbsp (depending on taste)

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Method:
To make besan vade: First take the besan add cumin powder, add green chilies, turmeric, curry leaves and red chilli powder,salt and add water make a hard dough ,making sure that there are no lumps. make small balls and then make chapati out of it and then cut into diamonds ,keep it aside.

To make gravy: Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and after they splutter, add onions and saute till light brown. take it out, keep aside, now add ginger and garlic and coconut powder fry it till little brown ,and keep it aside, now make fine paste out of onions, and ginger ,garlic,and coconut,

Now in a pan again add little oil add cumin seeds,add onion paste, add ginger garlic paste, fry then Add tamarind pulp and about 1/2 cup of water. Add all the remaining masala and on a slow flame, bring the gravy to a simmer, about 15minutes. after the gravy is boiled then Add the besan diamonds and simmer for another 5-10minutes. Make sure not to move them too much in the gravy, this might break Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.