Authentic Gatte Ka Pulao Recipe

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Prep Time 20 Minutes

Cooking Time 15 Minutes

Servings 3-4

Rating

Gatte Ka Pulao is an authentic Rajasthani main dish made with basmati rice, gatte (dumplings), and various rich spices. This interesting lunch or dinner recipe can be served with raita or pickle on any occasions like dinner, buffets or anniversaries. Let’s follow this authentic recipe.

Ingredients

For The Gatte

1/2 cupbesan (bengal gram flour)
1/2 tspchili powder
1/2 tspfennel seeds (saunf)
1/4 tspcarom seeds (ajwain)
1/2 tbspcurd (dahi)
3-1/2 tspoil
saltto taste
Oilfor deep-frying

For The Pulao

2 1/2 cupscooked long grained rice (chawal)
1 tbspoil
1cardamom (elaichi)
2cloves (laung / lavang)
1/2 tspmustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/4 tspasafoetida (hing)
1/2 cupdeep-fried sliced onions
1 tspchili powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tspgaram masala
saltto taste

To Be Blended Into A Smooth Paste, (using 1 Tbsp Of Water)

4garlic (lehsun) cloves
2roughly chopped green chilies
50 mm (2")piece ginger (adrak)
1/2 cupsliced onions

For The Garnish

2 tbspfinely chopped coriander (dhania)

Directions

For the gatte

In a bowl add besan, chili powder, fennel seeds, carom seeds, curd, oil, and salt and knead into a stiff dough using 2 tbsp of water.
Divide the dough into equal portions and shape each portion into a 200 mm. (8") long thin cylindrical roll.
Cut the gatte into equal pieces and keep it aside.
Boil plenty of water in a deep non-stick pan and cook the gatte in boiling water for 5 to 7 minutes and drain and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, deep-fry the gatte pieces till they turn light brown in color from all the sides and drain on an absorbent paper and keep it aside.

How to proceed

Blend ginger, green chili, garlic, and onions into a smooth paste and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a deep non-stick pan, add cardamom, cloves, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and asafoetida and saute on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
Add prepared paste and saute on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the cooked rice, deep-fried onions, deep-fried gatte, chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, and salt, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes and stir occasionally.
Garnish with coriander and serve it hot.

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