Patwadya (पाटवड्या)

Ingredients:

Bengal gram/chana dal flour/besan - 1 cup

Sour butter milk – 3/4^th bowl

Water – 1 bowl

Oil – 1/4^th bowl

Dry grated coconut – 2 tb-spoons

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder – 1/4^th t-spoon

Red chili powder – 3 t-spoons

Chopped coriander leaves – 1/4^th bowl

Method :

1. Mix flour, salt, red chili powder, buttermilk and water together by hand. Heat oil in a

pan. Add mustard seeds, asafetida and turmeric powder and add prepared mixture to it.

Cook on a low-medium flame stirring continuously for 2-3 minutes.

2. Cover the pan with lid and cook on low-medium flame for 5 minutes more. Grease a

deep thali/tray and pour the batter in it. (The depth should be about 1 1/2 cms max).

3. Spread dry grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves on top and let the mixture

cool down completely.

4. Cut squares by using knife and serve as a tea time snack.

Note :

If you don’t have buttermilk, you can use water instead. But buttermilk will give a nice

taste.

This a traditional tea time snack. In Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, these patwadis are

used for making curry or subzi also. I will post the recipe of patwadi curry soon.