Telangana

Sarva pindi

Name: Sarva pindi
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Telangana
Ingredients: 2 cups rice flour; 2 tbsp soaked 1 hour chana dal (split chickpeas); 3 tbsp peanuts; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 3 chopped green chilli; 5 cloves crushed garlic; 1 small chopped onion; 2 sprigs chopped curry leaves; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); Water, about 3/4 cup; Salt, to taste

A crisp rice flour pancake pressed into a pan, dotted with holes and chana dal. Telangana's village tiffin.

40 minTime

8 gProtein each

mediumSpice

1hPlan ahead. Soak for 1 hour first; the 40 minutes come after.

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Grandma's wayRice flour, chana dal and peanuts, pressed into a kadai.

The original

416kcalsame

8 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

40minutessame

Sarva pindi as Telangana homes make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice flour2 cups

Chana dal (split chickpeas)2 tbsp, soaked 1 hour

Peanuts3 tbsp

Sesame seeds1 tbsp

Green chilli3, chopped

Garlic5 cloves, crushed

Onion1 small, chopped

Curry leaves2 sprigs, chopped

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Waterabout 3/4 cup

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Mix rice flour with chana dal, peanuts, sesame, chillies, garlic, onion, curry leaves, coriander, chilli powder and salt; add water to a soft, non sticky dough.
2Grease a thick kadai or tawa with oil, take a ball of dough and press it out thin with wet fingers.
3Poke 5 or 6 holes with your finger and pour a little oil into each.
4Cover and cook on medium until the base is golden and crisp, about 8 minutes.

Serve it like this

Cut into wedges and serve hot with peanut chutney or curd and a cup of tea.

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