Chakvatachi bhaji

2:47 AM
Chakvat is a green tender leafy vegetable mostly available in winter! It looks like Bathua.
Try this tasty & healthy recipe !! 






Ingredients :
Washed & Chopped tender Chakvat : 2 cups 
Garlic cloves  : 7-8
Chopped Green chilli  : 1 tsp
Butter milk : 1 cup
Water : 1 cup
Besan ( chick pea flour ) : 2 tsp
Soaked peanuts : 3 tsp ( soak at least 3-4 hours preferably overnight )
Chana dal : 2 tsp  ( soak at least 3-4 hours preferably overnight )
Salt : 1 tsp ( as per taste )
Sugar : 1 tsp
Desi ghee : 2 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Hing : 1/4 tsp

Recipe :
1. Add  ghee in a heavy bottom pan.
2. Add cumin seeds when ghee becomes hot. 
3. Add green chilli, garlic in the oil. Saute for a minute. Add hing & turmeric powder.
4. Add chopped chakvat in it. Mix well. Add peanuts & chana dal. Add some water.
5. Cook the vegetable till soft. These leaves are very tender takes 5-7 minutes to cook.  Turn off the                      gas flame. Pressure cook the peanuts & chana dal till 2 whistles. After cooling the cooker add cooked       peanuts & chana dal in chakvat vegetable. Do not overcook peanuts & chana dal.
7. Add besan in butter milk & mix with hand whisker. There should not be lumps.
8. Add butter milk & besan mixture. Mix well. Add water. Add salt & sugar. Cook for 5 minutes & turn off the gas.
      Enjoy this tasty  curry with hot steaming rice. Its very tasty.

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July 27, 2017 at 8:31 AM delete

Hi Manik,
I would like to invite you to send any recipe to be published in our upcoming Diwali digital magazine 2017. We give proper credit to all bloggers and writers.
See these for guidelines and last year's magazine for ideas:

Guidelines: http://www.marathicultureandfestivals.com/invitation-diwali-2017

Last year's magazine; https://issuu.com/marathicultureandfestivals/docs/diwali_ank

Please let me no if interested.
Thanks
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