CHICKPEA FLOUR CURRY – SIDE FOR ROTI – INSTANT POT

This is what I cook when I don’t have any vegetables to cook or when I want to cook something simple for dinner, or when it is a lazy cooking day. Chickpea flour  Curry is a simple and tasty curry prepared with 3 vegetables ( which every household will have) , and 2 flours and Spices; that is what all we need to prepare this tasty Curry . Serve warm and don’t refrigerate. You can finish cooking this curry by the time you prepare the Paratha ( Indian Bread) or Phulka . Here is the simple recipe with everyday ingredients from your pantry.

Recipe for 4 .

INGREDIENTS :

1. Onions – One   ( thinly sliced or finely chopped) and Carrots – 2 chopped 

2. Tomato – 1 ( Chopped) to add at the end and frozen green peas =1/2 cup ( both are optional)

3. Potatoes – 8 medium ( Peeled and chopped into 32 ) 

4. Chickpea flour and rice flour – 1 1/2 tbsp  tbsp each or Chickpea flour – 3 tbsp 

5. Spices – Red chilli powder , Corinder and Cumin powder – 1/2 to 1 tbsp , Ajwain – 1/4 th , Green chilli paste and chopped ginger ( To add at the end) 

6. Water – 3  measuring cups 

7. Oil – 2 tbsp

8. Salt  – accordingly and Turmeric – 1/4 th tbsp

9 . Cumin seeds  – 1/2 tbsp each and mustard seeds – 1/2 tbsp 

10. Curry leaves and Chopped coriander 

METHOD:

1. Turn Instant pot on saute mode . When warm add  2 tbsp Oil followed by  Cumin seeds, mustard seeds and Curry leaves , Green chilli paste or chopped green chillies ,  chopped ginger and thinly sliced  Onions . Season with salt and Turmeric . Cover with lid and cook until onions are light pink.

Note : You can add chopped green chillies and gjinger after you finish cooking . Curry won’t be spicy for kids.

2.  Once Onions are light brown add  Chickpea flour and rice flour or just chickpea flour   and fry for couple of minutes .

3.  Add water and scrape the bottom of the pot  . Mix without lumps . Add red chilli powder , coriander and cumin powder – 1/2 tbsp together  or Sambar  POWDER or CURRY POWDER .

              Taste water for salt and spices and add accordingly .

4. Add Peeled and cubed Potato . Mix well . Close the lid. Manual  4 minutes. NPR .

5.  Open lid and add Chopped tomato , Green peas , Chopped Coriander and Mint leaves  . Mix well . NOTE : Adding tomato is optional .

5. Taste for salt and Spices and add accordingly .

            SERVE WARM with Poori or  Plain Paratha  or Phulka .