Gram flour curry (Pithale) (पीठले)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup gram flour or besan
1 medium sized onion
3-4 cloves of garlic

2-3 kokam or aamsul pieces
finely cut coriander leaves  for garnish
freshly grated coconut for garnish
1 1/2 cup of boiled water
salt
sugar (optional, as per taste)

For seasoning:
oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
a pinch of asafoetida
1/4 tsp turmeric
7-8 curry leaves
2-3 cut pieces of green chillies (or as per taste)

Servings:
3 people

Heat oil in kadhai. Add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, chillies and turmeric to the oil. Next add vertically sliced pieces of onion. Fry till slightly golden brown. In the meantime, add gram flour and just enough water to mix gram flour. Dissolve lumps of flour, if any. It should form a thick batter.
Once the onion is fried, add boiled water to the kadhai. Drop kokam pieces in the boiling water. Season it with salt and sugar. Now slowly pour the gram flour batter into the kadhai, stirring continuously to avoid any lumps. The mixture thickens quickly. Keep stirring till flour batter is mixed well in the curry. Keep the lid on and simmer for a minute. Turn off the heat. Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.

This curry is served with Jowar or Bajra or Raagi Bhakri. It also tastes well with hot steaming rice.