West Indian
Gatte Ki Sabzi (Besan Dumplings in Yogurt Curry)
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Gatte Ki Sabzi (Besan Dumplings in Yogurt Curry) is West Indian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the cooked vegetable. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Mix most of the besan with a spoon of ghee, ajwain, a little of the turmeric and chili powder, a pinch of salt, and enough water to form a stiff, smooth dough, kneading well.
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Roll the dough into long, thin ropes and cut into short logs, these are the gatte.
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Drop the gatte into a pot of gently simmering water and cook until they float and firm up, about 10 minutes, then lift out, cool slightly, and slice into rounds. Reserve the cooking water.
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Whisk the curd with the remaining besan, turmeric, chili powder, coriander powder, salt, and a cup of the reserved gatte water until completely smooth.
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Heat the remaining ghee in a pan, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds, and let them crackle.
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Pour in the curd mixture, stirring constantly so it doesn't split, and simmer gently until it thickens into a curry, about 10 minutes.
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Add the sliced gatte, simmer 5 minutes more, garnish with cilantro, and serve hot with rotis.
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Serve it with
A West Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Gatte Ki Sabzi (Besan Dumplings in Yogurt Curry), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Gatte Ki Sabzi (Besan Dumplings in Yogurt Curry) carries dairy. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Aamti (Goda-Masala Spiced Dal) |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 280 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 35 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 720 mg
- Saturated fat
- 4 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Gatte Ki Sabzi (Besan Dumplings in Yogurt Curry) takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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