Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Pithla Recipe | Maharashtrian Pitla Bhaji is a vegetarian maharashtra curry made with besan / gram flour, turmeric, and chilli powder in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: curry
  • Cuisine: maharashtra

Ingredients

For batter:

  • ½ cup besan / gram flour
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • 3 cup water

For tempering:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • pinch hing
  • 3 chilli (finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic (grated)
  • few curry leaves
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)

Method

  1. Firstly, in a bowl, take ½ cup besan, ½ tsp of turmeric, and ¼ tsp of chilli powder.
  2. Add ½ cup of water and prepare a lump-free batter.
  3. Now add 2 cups of water and mix well, forming a watery consistency batter. Keep aside.
  4. In a kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil, 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin and a pinch of hing.
  5. Add 3 chilli, 1 tbsp ginger garlic, few curry leaves and splutter the tempering.
  6. Now add ½ onion and saute till the onion softens.
  7. Add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp salt, and sauté slightly.
  8. Pour in the besan batter and mix continuously.
  9. Stir until the mixture starts to thicken and turns glossy.
  10. Cook till the mixture turns creamy.
  11. Add 2 tablespoons of coriander and mix well.
  12. Finally, add Besan Pithal Recipe with bhakri or roti.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.