On the off chance that you have at any point visited garba scene during celebration of Navaratri or any purchaser fair in Gujarat, you would have seen a slow down selling white batter like stuff in a cup with frozen yogurt spoon. It is known as “Khichu” in Gujarati and really a mixture from which customary papads are ready. Notwithstanding, this batter alone is so heavenly with groundnut oil that individuals eat it as a tidbit
Khichu can be ready from different kinds of flours like rice flour, wheat flour, bajri flour, nachani flour, jowar flour and so forth. Anyway this recipe utilizes the rice flour which is gradually included along with the remaining blend of green stew, cumin seeds and sesame seeds in bubbling water until thick like delicate mixture and afterward cooked with a steam.
Fixings:
1 cup Rice Flour
2½ cups Water
1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
2 Green Chillies, squashed
1/8 teaspoon Baking Soda (soft drink bi-carbonate)
Salt to taste
1½ tablespoons Peanut Oil (for lubing and serving)
2 tablespoons Fresh Coriander Leaves
Headings:
Step-1
Take 2½ cups water in a profound skillet. Add cumin seeds, sesame seeds, green chillies, baking pop and salt and bubble it over medium fire briefly.
Step-2
Presently bit by bit add rice flour (1-2 tablespoons all at once) while blending ceaselessly utilizing wooden spatula.
Step-3
As the flour is getting blended in with water, it will begin to thicken. Ensure that there are no pieces of flour. Gradually add and blend whole rice flour and it will begin getting delicate mixture like consistency.
step-4
Cook briefly and switch off fire. Move it to a plate.
step-5
Pour 1-glass water in liner and carry it to bubble over medium fire. (In the event that you don’t have liner then, at that point, take a profound vessel and bubble water in it.)
step-6
Place arranged batter in a liner compartment, place it inside the liner, cover with a top and steam-cook for around 8 minutes. Switch off fire, open the cover and let it cool for 2-3 minutes. (On the off chance that you are not utilizing liner then, at that point, take arranged batter in colander and spot it over profound vessel having bubbling water in it. Cover it with a plate and steam cook for around 8 minutes. Switch off the fire, eliminate plate and permit it to cool for 2-3 minutes)
7 step
Oil 4-individual cups with nut oil. Partition arranged rice flour khichu into 4-divides and move it to individual serving cups. Decorate with slashed coriander leaves and serve hot with crude nut oil (add minimal red stew powder in it for zesty taste).
Tips and Variations:
- Serve it hot for a superior taste.
- You can serve it with any cooking oil yet nut oil tastes explicit and it improves the taste.
- For variety, you can utilize wheat flour or equivalent measures of both rice flour and wheat flour together.
