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Pitod ki Sabzi
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Pitod ki Sabzi

🇮🇳 Indian

Jodhpuri pitod — steamed gram flour cakes in tangy yellow gravy. A proper gravy curry — the kind that demands something bread-shaped for mopping. Best with buttered rotis and a cold kachumber salad.

Prep 24 min Cook 42 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

  • Yogurt2 cups, whisked
  • Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
  • Garam Masala1 tsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion2, finely chopped
  • Tomato3, chopped
  • Green Chili2, slit
  • Coriander Powder2 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder1 tsp
  • Vegetable Oil3 tbsp
  • Lemon1
  • Gram Flour1 cup
  • Red Chili Powder1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Kasuri Methi1 tsp
  • Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Soften the onions over medium heat till they slump and turn bronze at the edges.

  2. 2

    Add ginger garlic paste and green chili; stir till the raw smell disappears.

  3. 3

    Add the tomato with turmeric, chili and coriander powder; fry till the masala darkens and splits.

  4. 4

    Add the gram flour with the yogurt, coat well, pour in hot water to just cover and simmer till tender.

  5. 5

    Finish with garam masala, a crush of kasuri methi and fresh cilantro; rest five minutes off the heat.

Chef's tip

Hot water, never cold, keeps the gravy from turning greasy and dull.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Masterchef Jaipur | Rajasthani Pitod Ki Sabzi · on YouTube