Menthi Aaku Badeela Koora Recipe - Besan Muthia Cooked With Methi Leaves

Name: Menthi Aaku Badeela Koora Recipe - Besan Muthia Cooked With Methi Leaves
Prep time: 40 min
Cuisine: Andhra
Ingredients: 4 cups Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves); 1-1/2 cups Gram flour (besan); 1 inch Ginger; finely chopped; 4 cloves Garlic; finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder; 2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); Salt; to taste; 1/4 cup Water; Oil; as needed; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1 sprig Curry leaves; 2 Dry Red Chillies

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Prep Time Total in 40 M

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Andhra

Diet Diabetic Friendly

Badeela Koora is a traditional dry curry recipe of Telangana household made using just a handful ingredients where Fenugreek leaves and Chickpea flour are the main ingredients.

Ingredients

4 cups Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves)
1-1/2 cups Gram flour (besan)
1 inch Ginger
finely chopped
4 cloves Garlic
finely chopped
1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
Salt
to taste
1/4 cup Water
Oil
as needed
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1 sprig Curry leaves
2 Dry Red Chillies

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making Menthi Aaku Badeela Koora Recipe, wash and chop the fenugreek/methi leaves and keep aside

Step 2

To a bowl, add the chickpea/besan flour, red chilli powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, garam masala powder and turmeric powder

Step 3

Add enough water and knead them to a stiff dough

Step 4

When the dough is coming together, in the end add a teaspoon of oil and knead it again

Step 5

Next step is to divide the dough into small portions

Step 6

Apply a little amount of oil onto your palms and roll out small pebble sized balls out of each dough portions

Step 7

(These are called badeela)

Step 8

Set them ready on a greased plate

Step 9

To a heavy bottomed pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil

Step 10

Once the oil is hot, add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves and dry red chillies

Step 11

Let it cook for about 30 seconds

Step 12

Add the rolled badeela (Chickpea flour balls) and give it a good stir

Step 13

Cover and cook for badeela for 10 minutes stirring in intervals to check the Badeela Koora for the doneness

Step 14

The badeela will take a good 10 -12 minutes to cook

Step 15

Give the Badeela a bite and it should not taste raw

Step 16

Once the badeela koora is cooked properly, stir in the methi leaves and saute for about 3 to 4 minutes until the methi leaves is cooked and wilts down

Step 17

Once the Menthi Aaku Badeela Koora done turn off the heat and serve hot

Step 18

Serve Menthi Aaku Badeela Koora along with Andhra Style Ingavu Chaaru Recipe and Steamed Rice for an Andhra Style Sunday Lunch and a indian diabetic meal