Gatta Pulao Recipe
Gatta Pulao Recipe
Cuisine: RajasthaniGatta Pulao Recipe: Gatta Pulao is a rice dish made by cooking rice with gatta (gram flour dumplings) and aromatic spices. It’s a flavorful one-pot meal from Rajasthan.
Ingredients
2 cup Basmati Rice
6 tblsp Ghee
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
3 Green Cardamoms
2 Black Cardamoms
2 inch Cinnamon
2 Bay Leaves
5 – 6 Cloves
1/2 tsp Asafoetida
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
2 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
3 tsp Ginger Paste
1 cup Peas
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 cup bengal gram flour (besan)
2 tblsp yogurt
ghee/oil to deep fry
1 tblsp mint leaves chopped
a pinch soda bi carbonate
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp ginger chopped
Directions
- For Gattas preparation take following ingredients
- salt to taste, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 cup bengal gram flour (besan), 2 tblsp yogurt, ghee/oil to deep fry
- 1 tblsp mint leaves chopped,a pinch soda bi carbonate
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp ginger chopped.
- Mix all the ingredients for the gattas,
- Mix in a little water to make a firm dough.
- Divide into six equal parts and roll into cylindrical shape.
- Stir fry in two cup of boiling water for ten to fifteen minutes.
- Drain the whole water carefully.
- Let the gattas cool a bit.
- Cut into 1″ pieces.
- Wash and soak rice for 1 hour.
- Heat up ghee, mix in cumin seeds,
- When they crackle mix in whole garam masala,
- Stir fry for a minute then mix in asafoetida powder.
- Mix in turmeric powder, red chilli powder,
- Garam masala, coriander powder and ginger paste,
- Stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Mix in drained rice stir fry for 1 minute,
- Mix in salt and 4 cup water.
- When the water starts boiling mix in the gattas and peas,
- Cover and stir fry till all water is absorbed and rice is done.
- Serve hot the delicious gutta pulao.
