Gatta nu shaak / kadhi (gram-flour dumplings in yogurt sauce)

Ingredients

• 1 C Besan / Channa flour
• 1/2 C Water
• 1 C Sour Yogurt
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 3/4 tsp Red Chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds (Sauf)
• few pinches of Asafoetida
• 3 tsp Oil Canola /Olive
• Salt & Sugar to taste
• A Pinch of Citric Acid if yogurt is not sour.

For tempering:

• 2 tsp oil / Ghee
• 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
• Few slitted, Dried Red Chilli
• few pinches of Asafoetida

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Preparation

• Mix besan while adding fennel seeds, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp red chilly pwd,1/2 tsp. coriander powder and oil. Make a stiff dough. Make 5-6 thin and long strips from this dough rolling between your palms
• Put these strips in boiling water and cook for 5-7 minutes. Cut these gattas into small pieces. Whisk curd & water now add, some salt, remaining red chilly powder,coriander pwd, turmeric powder, & citric acid. Mix well & bring it to boil.
• Once the kadhi is boiling, add these gatta pieces. For tempering, heat oil, add jeera, dried slitted-red chilli. Pour this on he kadhi ( yogurt & water mixture).
• Cook it for 5-7 minutes while stirring continuously. Put to simmer & cook for another 5-7 minutes. Serve hot with Roti / Rice.