Cooking Time : cooking time 1 hr
Ingredients :
| Arbi |
250 gm |
| Besan |
2 Tbsp |
| Oil |
3 Tbsp |
| Onion (Chopped) |
1 |
| Green Chilli (Slit,Diseeded & Chopped) |
1 |
| Grated Ginger |
1/2 Tsp |
| Red Chilli Powder |
1/2 Tsp |
| Salt |
To Taste |
| Lemon Juice |
1/2 Tbsp |
| Garam Masala |
1/4 Tsp |
Gravy :
| Tomatoes (Chopped) |
250 gm |
| Ginger (Paste) |
1/2 Tsp |
| Garlic (Paste) |
1/2 Tsp |
| Green Chilli |
1 |
| Red chilli Powder |
1/2 Tsp |
| Chhoti Illaichi |
1 |
| Salt |
To Taste |
| Butter |
2 Tbsp |
| Honey |
1 Tsp |
| Kasoori Methi |
1 Tbsp |
Method:
- Pressure cook whole arbi with 3 cups water to give one whistle sleep on low flame for 2-3 minutes. Remove from fire cool & drain.
- To prepare makhani gravy, put tomatoes in a handi add 1 cup water, ginger, garlic paste, green chilli, red chilli powder,laung, chhoti illaichi. Boil, cover and cook on low heat till it is reduced to saucy consistency.
- Remove from fire blend in a mixer, strain into a clean pan.
- Add butter , Stir in honey.
- Add salt to taste, Keep on fire. Boil, simmer on low flame to 1-2 minutes.
- Add kasoori methi & remove from fire keep aside.
- Peel & flaten each piece of arbi. Sprinkle some salt & red chili powder on it.Sprinkle dry besan. Over turn the pieces and sprinkle salt & red chili and besan on the other side too. Mix so as to coat lightly.
- Heat oil on a large tawa add 1/2 the arbi & sauce over medium heat till golden. Shift the fried arbi from the center to the sides on the tawa. Add the rest of the arbi, fry & shift to the sides.
- In the same oil, add ajwain when it turns golden,chopped onions,grated ginger & green chillies & sauce for 3 minutes. Add 1/2 tsp salt.
- Return the arbi to the center, add red chillies & 1/2 of the coriander bhuno for a minute.
- Add the prepared makhani gravy untill the arbi is coated with the gravy. Adjust seasoning. Sprinkle lemon juice, garam masala & the remaining coriande.Stir well & serve immediatly.
|