Gatte Ki Thiyari ( No Onion No Garlic) | Gatte Ki Thali ~ Rajasthani Gatta Recipes
 
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Gatte Ki thiyari is a Rajasthani traditional rice variety. This NO onion and No garlic recipe is perfect for paryushan parva ( jain festival).
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Recipe type: Rice Recipes
Cuisine: Rajasthani Cuisine
Serves: 3
Ingredients
For Gatta
  • Chickpeas Flour - 1½ cups
  • Carom seeds/ Ajwain - ¼ tsp
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Red chilli pd - ½ tsp
  • Turmeric - ¼ tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Water as needed
For Thiyari
  • Basmasti Rice - 1½ cups
  • Bay leaf - 1 No
  • Cinnamon - 1 "Inch piece
  • Cloves - 2 No
  • Cardamom - 2 No
  • Green Peas - ¼ cup ( boiled)
  • Pomegranate - ½ cup
  • Ghee as needed ( to fry the nuts)
  • Cashew nuts - 2-3 No
  • Raisins - 2-3 No
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp ( chopped)
  • Green chillies - 2 slit
  • Red chilli pd - 1 tsp
  • Coriander pd - ½ tsp
  • Turmeric pd - ¼ tsp
  • Garam Masala pd - ¼ tsp
  • Lemon wedge
Instructions
  1. Wash and soak basmati rice for 15 mins and then cook them in boiling water till 75 % done.
  2. Drain the water and fluff the rice.
  3. In a bowl Mix chickpea flour, carom seeds, red chilli pd, turmeric powder, oil and mix them well.
  4. Add little water at a time and knead it into a stiff dough.
  5. Divide the dough into equal portions and form a sausage shaped elongated cylinders and keep it ready.
  6. Boil water in a saucepan, once the water comes to a rolling boil drop the shaped gatta and cook them till a knife inserted comes out clean.
  7. After the gattas boil in the water for 10 to 15 mins, drain the water and cut them into equal size pieces.
  8. In a saucepan, heat oil add bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon.
  9. Add the cut gatta into the oil and saute them. Add red chilli pd, turmeric pd, coriander pd, garam masala.
  10. Mix them well till it gets coated to the gatta, if you feel the masalas are getting burned sprinkle water if needed.
  11. Add the cooked rice and mix them well, add the boiled peas as well.
  12. In another pan with little oil/ghee roast the cashew and raisins. Add them to the rice as well.
  13. Cover and cook the rice on low flame for 5 - 10 mins, till all the masala combine well.
  14. Garnish with lots of chopped coriander, pomegranate and serve hot with lemon squeezed on top.
  15. We usually have this rice with roasted papad but raita will go well too.
Notes
When we make this for a regular day we do add onion and garlic to this rice and it tastes yummy as well. But without onion and garlic still, it tastes the same.
Recipe by Desi Fiesta at https://www.desifiesta.com/2018/04/gatte-ki-thiyari-no-onion-no-garlic-gatte-ki-thali-rajasthani-gatta-recipes.html