Rajasthani Gatta Pulao
Rajasthani Gatta Pulao is a flavourful and delicious rice dish made on special occasions using gatta (gram flour/chickpea flour dumplings)
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Ingredients
- 1 Cup Basmati Rice
- 2 medium sized Onions chopped lengthwise
- 3 tablespoons Oil
- 1-2 green chilly slited or chopped
- 2 small Tomatoes chopped
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 Cup Gatta (Recipe to be updated soon)
- 1/2 tsp Asafoetida (Hing)
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 green cardamom slited
- 2 cloves
- 4-5 black pepper
- 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon ShaJeera
- 1 to Tomato cut lengthwise for garnish
- Red chilli powder as per taste
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 2 Cups Water
- 1 tablespoon ghee
Instructions
- Rinse and soak the rice for 30-45 mins.
- In a wok or a large pan add oil.
- Once the oil is hot, add half of the onions and fry them until golden brown.
- In the same pan add hing, Bay leaf, green cardamom, cloves, black pepper,
- cinnamon stick, ShaJeera.
- Now add the onion and cook them until translucent.
- Now add the tomatoes, ginger and garlic paste.
- Fry them for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add Red chilli powder, turmeric, salt to taste.
- Cook the Masala for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add the Rice and give everything a nice mix.
- Add 2 Cups of water, mix, cover and bring the mix to a boil.
- Once a boil comes reduce the stove to medium and let it cook for 5 minutes.
- Once the rice is half cooked, add the gatta, mix and let it cook for 5 minutes.
- Once the rice is about 90% done, reduce to stove to minimum.
- Top it with Fried onions, and tomatoes.
- Add the ghee, cover and cook it on slow till done.
Notes
- One can fry the Gatta and add. I have skipped the frying
- 1 Cup =235 ml
- 1 tablespoon =15 ml
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