Rajgira Thalipeeth - to have breakfast like a king !

Rajgira Thalipeeth -  tasty savoury option to get all goodness from Kings Grain or Rajgira :)


Quantity - 4 small sized Thalipeeth 

Ingredients-

Rajgira flour - 1 and half cup
Potato - 2 small 
Green chillies - 2/3 or as per spice
Fresh Coriander - 3/4 strands 
Roasted Peanut powder - 1/4th cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp 
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Hing - pinch 
Haldi - 1/2 tsp 
Salt - for taste
Water - very little for kneading and some for soaking grated potatoes
Homemade ghee - for roasting thalipeeth 

Procedure -

1.  In a parat , take rajgira flour . You can sift this flour to remove any hard particles . 
2. Next , wash the potatoes nicely . Peel them and then grate them using the big holes of grater . You can also grate them with skin - wash them couple of times and thoroughly to remove any dirt etc. if using skin. As you grate these , keep adding them in a big bowl of water + salt. This prevents any oxidation of potatoes .
3. After potatoes are grated completely , squeeze all water from them and add them to rajgira flour . Ensure you remove water from potatoes by squeezing nicely . 
4. Now add all remaining ingredients - green chillies finely chopped , fresh coriander finely chopped , red chilli powder , roasted peanut powder , hing , haldi , cumin seeds and salt as per taste . Mix everything well .
5.  Once all ingredients are added , start mixing everything together and form a soft dough . Initially do not use any water - as water from potatoes will be enough . Then keep sprinkling water very slowly until you get a soft dough . Consistency of dough is very important and so it is not recommended to add water in the beginning . With watery and loose dough , we cannot make thalipeeth . Once the dough is formed , let it rest for 10 mins .
6. In the meanwhile , heat a tawa . Also arrange a workstation to make your thalipeeth - for this you will need a cutting board and a clean handkerchief .Wet this hankie and put it on your cutting board . We will make our thalipeeth on this setup and then lift the hankie along with thalipeeth and then put it on the  tawa slowly . Also keep a small bowl with some water ready to make thalipeeth.
7. After 10 mins , take a small portion from the dough and put it on the wet hankie . Then using little water , slowly start pressing this dough to start forming bigger disks . Keep pressing so that the thalipeeth is even from all sides . Take enough dough so that you are able to make thalipeeth of the size of a small plate .  Once done , make a tiny hole in center - we will put ghee in this for cooking .
8 . Then as described before , lift the hankie along with thalipeeth and then flip it over on the tawa . Then put ghee in the thalipeeth hole and cover it with a lid 
9 . In 2/3 mins , remove the cover and flip the thalipeeth to let it cook from other side . Cook it well and on medium flame to ensure it is well cooked . Remove it only when it appears cooked and with light brownish spots .

Serve hot with homemade yogurt or pickle or just with tup or loni ( if you have access to fresh loni homemade ) 

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