Khatti Meethi Papdi Recipe (Dhokli)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup besan (gram flour)
• 2 tbsp low-fat dahi (curd)
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• a pinch of haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• salt (namak) to taste
• 3 cups valor papdi, stringed and broken into 2 pieces
• 1/4 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
• 2 tsp roughly chopped jaggery (gur)
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• salt (namak) to taste
• a pinch of carom seeds (ajwain)

Steps

1. Combine all the ingredients along with 2 tbsp of water in a deep bowl, and whisk well to make a smooth batter. Keep aside.
2. Combine the walor papdi, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander-cumin seeds powder, jaggery, asafoetida and salt in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside.
3. Heat a deep non-stick pan on a medium flame, add the carom seeds and dry roast on a medium flame for few seconds.
4. Add the walor papdi mixture and 1½ cups of water and mix well. Cover it with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
5. Drop spoonfuls of the dumpling batter into the papdi mixture using your hands at equal distance.
6. Cover it with a lid and cook on a high flame for 2 minutes so the dumplings turn firm and get cooked, while stirring once gently after 1 minute.
7. Serve hot.