Brown chawli served wheat and maize flour chapatis
Thank you My dear friend Valerie Rodrigues for this wonderful brown chawli that you gifted me, this chawli has a beautiful earthy and creamy flavour and texture.
Here is a delightful recipe of brown chawli with a blend of fragrant masala paired with some mix of wheat flour and maize flour chapatis , creating a satisfying and nutritious meal.
Ingredients 1
300 grams of brown chawli/ cowpeas/ black eyed peas
Soak the chawli for at least 6 hours , pressure cook with just enough water and salt to taste. Pressure cook for 2 whistles and high.
Ingredients for the masala
1 tablespoon of coriander seeds
1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon of pepper corn
1/2 teaspoon of fennel seeds
1/4 teaspoon of mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon of Fenugreek seeds
4 cloves
1/2 inch cinnamon
1 black cardamom
2 dry bedgi chillies or kashmiri Chillies
1 onion sliced
1 tablespoon of dry coconut or desiccated coconut
6 curry leaves
1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder
Method
Step 1
Heat up some clarified butter in a pan. Saute the onions until they turn lightly brown. Add the curry leaves and give it a stir. Add in the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper corn, Fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, bedgi chillies , turmeric powder , cloves and dry coconut .Stir fry well and allow to cool.
Step 2
Grind all the above to a paste with just enough water.
Ingredients 2
6 cloves of garlic mashed
Few curry leaves
4 to 5 green chillies slit
5 kokum petals
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander leaves
Method
Step 1
Heat up some clarified butter in a pot . Add in the mashed cloves of garlic and curry leaves. Stir fry lightly.
Step 2
Add in the ground masala and some of the stock of the cooked chawli. Next , add the slit green chillies and cooked chawli. Add salt if required , kokum petals and cook for at least 10 minutes on medium flame occasionally stirring.
Step 3
Finally, add in finely chopped coriander leaves.
For the chapatis
2 cups wheat flour
1 cup maize flour ( makkai flour)
A pinch of salt
And a teaspoon of carrom seeds/ ajwain
Clarified butter/ ghee
Method
Step 1
In a mixing bowl , combine the flours , salt , ajwain . Add a tablespoon of clarified butter and mix thoroughly into the flour mixture.
Gradually add water and knead the mixture into a soft dough. Let it rest for half an hour.
Step 2
Divide the dough into equal portions and roll them into round shape chapatis.
Step 3
Heat a pan or tawa over medium heat and roast the chapatis until they are cooked through .
Step 4
Brush each chapati with ghee for added flavor .
Serve hot alongside the flavorful brown chawli curry.
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