Pitla Bhakri

Pitla Bhakri

Pitla Bhakri

Veg Vegan

Classic Maharashtrian comfort food, Pitla is a thick gram flour-based dish seasoned with spices, served with Bhakri.

Cuisines

Vidarbha

Best for

Lunch Dinner

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Recipe

Prep: 15 min Cook: 25 min Total: 40 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

Gram Flour 1 cup Gram Flour
oil 2 tablespoons Oil
Mustard Seed 1 teaspoon Mustard Seed
Cumin 1 teaspoon Cumin , seeds
asafoetida 1 pinch Asafoetida
Curry Leaf 5-6 Curry Leaf
Chili 2 Chili , finely chopped
water 1 cup Water , for kneading
turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
red chili powder 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
salt to taste Salt , for bhakri
Cilantro 1 tablespoon Cilantro , chopped
Sorghum Flour 2 cups Sorghum Flour

Instructions

  1. 1 In a mixing bowl, add jowar flour and salt to taste. Gradually add water and knead into a soft dough. Divide the dough into equal portions and set aside.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and let them splutter.
  3. 3 Add asafoetida, curry leaves, and chopped green chilies. Sauté for a minute.
  4. 4 Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, and salt. Mix well.
  5. 5 Reduce the heat to low and gradually add besan while stirring continuously to avoid lumps.
  6. 6 Slowly add water while stirring to form a smooth mixture.
  7. 7 Cook the mixture on low heat, stirring continuously, until it thickens and starts leaving the sides of the pan.
  8. 8 Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and remove from heat.
  9. 9 Roll out each portion of the jowar dough into a flat, round bhakri using a rolling pin.
  10. 10 Heat a tawa (griddle) and cook each bhakri on both sides until golden brown, applying a little water on the top surface to prevent drying.
  11. 11 Serve the hot pitla with bhakri.

Tips

For a softer bhakri, knead the dough with warm water.