Khandvi - Popular Gujrati Dish

Khandvi is a popular gujrati dish made from gram flour. It is generally had during breakfast, but then you can have it anytime of the day. It is light and very healthy (contains high protein, good fats and micro nutrients). Very easy and quick to make, easily digestible and anyone can have it.

Let us quickly see how to make khandvi, make sure to keep the proportions right and proper.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup gram flour (Besan)
• 1 cup curd (Dahi)
• 2 cup water (Pani)
• 1 tsp ginger paste (Adrak paste)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder (Haldi powder)
• 1/2 tsp red chilly powder (Lal mirch powder)
• Salt as per taste
• 4 tbsp grated coconut
  
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander sprigs (Dhania leaves)
• 3 tbsp oil
• 3/4 tbsp black mustard seeds (Rai)
• 1 tsp sesame seeds (Til)
• 2 slit green chilly
• 1 pinch of asafoetida (Hing)
• Few curry leaves
• 1 tsp sugar

Steps:

1. Take a bowl and put the gram flour in it
   
2. Add curd
3. Add turmeric powder
4. Add red chilly powder
5. Add salt
6. In another bowl take water and mix ginger paste in it
7. Add the mixture of water and ginger paste to the main bowl which has your other ingredients (TIP: Add little water at a time and whisk the batter, so as to avoid lumps.)
8. Once you have mixed the full water and ginger paste mixture, you will see a liquid (watery) batter ready.
   
9. Now heat up a pan (kadai), keep flames low
10. Put the batter in the pan and immediately start stirring it
11. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes in low flame, while stirring it slowly
12. Make sure to keep it stirring, else it can stick to your pan
13. You will see the watery batter has turned thick and a little dry, at this time switch of your gas
14. Take a steel plate, with the help of a spatula spread the cooked batter on the plate, let it settle and cool down for 5 to 7 minutes
    
15. Once it cools down, cut long strips
16. Put grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves
    
17. Then roll the strips
18. Now it's time for tempering (Tadka or Chok lagana)
19. Take a pan and heat 3 tbsp oil
20. Once oil is heated
21. Add sesame seeds
22. Add mustard seeds
23. Add sugar
24. When both the seeds starts popping
25. Switch off your gas
26. Add curry leaves
27. Add asafoetida (Hing)
28. Add green chilies
29. Add salt to taste
30. Stir everything well
31. Sprinkle it evenly on top of the rolled khandvi

Well, khandvi is now ready to be served, so easy to make.

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