Gujarati Thali

If you are regularly visiting my blog you must have known that We are running a month long mega marathon.This is  the second week of mega marathon and we will be showcasing recipes from Indian states.

For the first day I am taking you to the state of Gujarat.The cuisine of Gujarat consists of a wide variety of food.The typical thali consists of rotli ,dal ,kadhi ,rice and shaak. However.However the festive thali would have more than dozen of dishes.

I wanted to make simple thali so prepared only the simpler dishes with the ingredients available in my kitchen.

Blogging Marathon#56
Theme-Indian States
State-Gujarat
Dish-Gujarati thali

Gujarati Dal
Ringan Batata nu Shaak
Tindora nu Shaak
Ringan Daane nu Kadhi
Kathiyawadi Stuffed onion & Potato
Rice
Doodhi Thepla
Rotli
Chaas
Mango pickle
Mohanthal

Ringan Batata nu Shaak

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Ingredients:
4 small eggplant,diced
1 potato,diced
1 tomato,chopped
2 green chilli,chopped
1 teaspoon ginger,grated
2 garlic cloves,chopped
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
a pinch aseftida
few curry leaves
1-2 dry red chilli
1/2 teaspoon turmeric power
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
2 teaspoon sugar/jaggery
salt to taste
water as required

2 tablespoon oil
few coriander leaves,chopped

Method:
Heat oil in a pan or wok.Add mustard seeds,aseftida and stir for a minute.
Now add dry red chillies,curry leaves garlic and ginger.Saute for a minute.
Add tomatoes and green chillies. Stir and add all the spices powder,sugar and salt.Mix well and cook till tomatoes are soft.
Add potatoes and eggplant along with half a cup water.Cook covered until potatoes and eggplant are tender.
Remove from heat and garnish with coriander levaes.
Serve warm with rotli.

Tindora nu Shaak

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Ingredients:
100 gm Tindora/Ivy gourd,cut in slits
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
a pinch aseftida
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dhania jeera powder
salt to taste
1 tablespoon oil
few curry leaves

Method:
Heat oil in a pan .Add aseftida,nustard seeds and curry leaves.
Add tindora , turmeric powder , chilli powder , dhania jeera and salt.
Mix well ,cover and let it cook till tindora are done.
Remove from heat and serve hot with thepla or rotli.

Ringan Toor Daane nu Kadhi
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup green toor seeds
1/2 cup eggplant,diced
2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup gram flour/besan
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon garlic,chopped
few curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
salt to taste
a pinch aseftida
2 tablespoon ghee/clarified butter
Water as required

Method:
In a bowl add toor seeds and water.Cook,covered for 10-15 minutes .Now add eggplant and cook for another 5 minutes more.
Drain the water rand set aside.
In a mixing bowl add buttermilk,besan ,salt ,red chiili ,turmeric and coriander powder.Mix well with balloon whisk
Heat oil in a big pan or cooker .Add aseftida ,curry leaves and mustard seeds.
Stir and add chopped green chilies and garlic.Saute for a minute.
Add the buttermilk -besan mixture .Add 1 cup water and cook for about 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and serve hot with rice.

Doodhi Thepla
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup lauki/doodhi/bottle gourd,grated
1 cup wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
a pinch aseftida
1 teaspoon ginger ,grated
1 teaspoon garlic,grated
salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon sugar
few coriander leaves,chopped

1 tablespoon oil

Method:
In a mixing bowl add all ingredients .Mix well and knead a firm dough , use little wate rif required.
Let the dough rest for some time.
Make 6 small balls from the dough.Dust one ball with dry flour , roll out into a circle .
Transfer into a preheated pan or tava .Cook from both sides using little oil.
Serve hot.

Rotli

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Ingredients:
1 cup wheat flour
salt to taste
water as required
2 teaspoon oil
Maida for dusting
Ghee to smear

Method:
In a mixing bowl ,add wheat flour,salt and oil.Knead a soft and fine dough using enough water.
Make 6-8 small balls from dough.Dust one ball with maida and roll into a thin circle.
Heat a tava or pan and cook the rotli from both sides.
Smear with ghee and serve hot.

Chaas
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Ingredients:
1 cup butermilk
1 teaspoon green chilli,chopped
2 teaspoon coriander .chopped
salt to taste.

Method:
Mix all ingredients in a jug .Serve chilled.

Mango Pickle
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Ingredients:
1 cup raw mango ,chopped
1/4 cup pickle masal(store bought)
2 teaspoon oil

Method:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Transfer in aglass jar.
Refrigerate till use.

Enjoy!!

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