Besan Pithale - protein packed dinner recipe

 Besan Pithale or Jhunka - classic simple and healthy recipe to keep you full .

Quantity - for 2 people dinner

Ingredients-

Besan - 6-7 tbsp 

Garlic pods - 3/4 as per taste

Green chillies - 3/4 as per spice

Onion - one small or half medium 

Mustard seeds - to temper

Hing - to temper

Haldi - to temper

Jeera seeds - to temper

Fresh coriander leaves - finely chopped for garnish

Peanut oil - for cooking 

Salt - as per taste

Water - 4/5 cups as per desired consistency 


Procedure -

1. Heat oil in a kadai or pan . While it is getting hot , finely chop onions , green chillies , garlic and keep them ready .

2. Once oil is hot , add tadka items - mustard , jeera seeds , hing, haldi . Fry them nicely till the seeds splutter . Then add chopped green chillies , garlic and onion . Mix well and saute .

3. Add salt to onions and fry till the onions are cooked . In the meantime , add water to besan and mix them well so that there are no lumps formed . Add little salt and keep it ready .

4. Once onions turns pinkish and transparent , add the prepared besan batter and mix everything well . Besan starts becoming lumpy and so you need to keep stirring and ensuring it is flowy . Add more water if it becomes too thick . Adjust salt and then keep it covered in low medium flame for at least 8/10 mins . Check in between that it does not stick to the bottom of kadai.

5. After 10 mins , again check the consistency and if it is too thick , add water and adjust salt . Once cooked , besan will have different color and also leave from sides of the kadai .

6. Finally garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves .

Serve hot with poli and ghee and also lasun chutney or mirchi thecha on the side . 

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