Bhagar with Aamti (Upwas/Fast special)

Bhagar:

Ingredients:

Bhagar – 1 cup (soaked for 5 minutes in water)

Potato – thin slices

Green chilies – finely chopped

Groundnut coarse powder – ¼ cup (or more)

Groundnut – 2 tbsp

Oil / Ghee

Jeera / Cumin seeds

Curd (optional)

Salt

Sugar (optional)

Instructions:

• ·         Heat oil in a pan, add jeera, chopped green chilies, groundnut and potatoes – saute and let it cook for few minutes with a closed lid

• ·         Add coarse groundnut powder and salt in it

• ·         Add 2 cups of water and curd

• ·         when it boils add bhagar – keep stirring as it cooks and water is almost evaporated

• ·         Add a pinch of sugar while stirring if required 

• ·         In a mixer jar add curd, coarse groundnut powder, water, sugar and salt – blend it for few minutes

• ·         Heat oil in a saucepan, add jeera, green chilies and curry leaves till they start smelling a little burnt

• ·         Add the blend curd mixture into the saucepan and let it heat

• ·         Turn off before it begins to boil

See the recipe for Groundnut Aamti in the blog