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Pithore ( Healthy Starter Recipe )

Tarla Dalal
22 April, 2011
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
12 Mins
Total Time
22 Mins
Makes
18 pieces
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
1 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
1/4 cup chopped fenugreek leaves (methi) leaves (methi)
1 cup thick buttermilk (made using 1/2 cup low fat curds (dahi) and 1/2 cup water)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp ginger (adrak) paste
1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
salt to taste
1 3/4 tsp oil for greasing , cooking and tempering
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp sesame seeds (til)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
For The Garnish
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
For Serving
1/4 cup healthy green chutney
Method
- Combine the besan, fenugreek leaves, buttermilk, turmeric powder, chilli powder, ginger, green chilli paste, salt and ½ cup of water in a bowl and mix well to make a batter of pouring consistency.
- Grease a thali with ¼ tsp of oil and keep aside.
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a broad non- stick pan, add the batter and cook on a slow flame, while stirring continuously, till it leaves the sides of the pan.
- Pour the mixture immediately into the greased thali and tilt the thali clockwise to form a uniform layer. Keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes and cut into equal-sized diamond shaped pieces.
- Heat the remaining ½ tsp of oil in a small non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the sesame seeds and asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Pour the tempering over the pithore pieces.
- Serve immediately garnished with coriander.
Pithore ( Healthy Starter Recipe ) recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 37 cal |
Protein | 1.8 g |
Carbohydrates | 5.2 g |
Fiber | 1.4 g |
Fat | 1 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 6.6 mg |
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Asha S
April 24, 2020, 10:12 p.m.
The taste was good and this would be included in our menu plan from today onwards.

Tarla Dalal
April 24, 2020, 10:12 p.m.
Asha, Thanks for the feedback !!! keep reviewing recipes you loved.

Rachana patel
Oct. 6, 2018, 10:30 p.m.
The taste was quite good but the batter was not cooked evenly. Even when I spread it out on thali, it was almost semi solid and not easy to spread evenly throughout the thali. Where could I have gone wrong? Can I steam it like dhokla instead of cooking in in a pan?

Tarla Dalal
Oct. 6, 2018, 10:30 p.m.
Hi, you can take a smaller thali to set it. Might be your thali too big make sure you cook it till it is thick and not till it forms a lump once it starts to leave the sides, immediately transfer on a greased plate. If you are going to steam, it will become like a dhokla.

swati
Jan. 17, 2014, 3:25 p.m.
I like this re(^?^)cipe

Nishi bhatnagar
April 20, 2013, 10:40 a.m.