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Friday 3 January 2014

Chattisgarhi Delight "Fara - Rice Dumplings"


Chattisgarh is a small state in Central India also known as "Bowl of Rice". Having an age-old tradition of delicious items, Chhattisgarh Recipes truly give a real treat to the taste buds.Most of the dishes uses Rice as a main ingredient . Here i am sharing one of my favorite recipe "Fara" or you can call it rice dumplings in simpler version.




Ingredients :

1 Cup Rice flour
1 Cup Cooked rice
Salt to taste
Pinch of Sugar
1 tablespoon Sesame oil

For Tempering:
1 small tablespoon Mustard seeds
2 table spoon white sesame seed
2 dry red chilis
5-6 garlic cloves
Sesame Oil

Chutney 
 1 riped tomato
1 green chili
coriander
 

Direction :

Take a cooked rice in a bowl and add rice flour, sesame oil, salt and sugar. Prepare a tight dough.Spread some oil in your palm and start preparing small sticks out of the dough. Take a pan, heat some oil and add mustard seeds, Let it splutter then add garlic , sesame seeds ,red chili. Add 1/4 cup of water , then slowly add the sticks prepared from dough and let it cook in slow flame till it turns golden brown.

For Chutney ,Roast the tomato in burner . Peel the outer skin and mash it . Add chopped coriander, Green chili and salt. Enjoy Hot Fara with Tomato Coriander chutney.

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