Oriya Badi Chura Recipe | Sundried Lentil Dumpling Crumble
The badi chura is an authentic recipe of Odisha state. Badi is sun-dried lentil dumpling and chura means a coarse mixture of badi, onion, garlic, green chilli along with mustard oil. Nowadays there are varieties of badi available. But traditionally, soaked black gram or urad dal is grinded to a paste along with some water. Then these dumplings are sundried. Usually these are made in fall and stored away for entire year. Serve Badi Chura Recipe | Sundried Lentil Dumpling Crumble with pakhala (oriya term for overnight fermented cooked rice, usually mixed with curd) or as a snack.
Ingredients
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14 Badi (wadi)
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1 Onion
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finely chopped
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4 cloves Garlic
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2 Green Chilli
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(adjust)
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2 teaspoons Mustard oil
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To prepare Badi Chura Recipe | Sundried Lentil Dumpling Crumble, prep all the ingredients required
Step 2
Heat mustard oil in a pan
Step 3
Shallow fry the badis till golden brown in color
Step 4
Turn off the heat and allow to cool
Step 5
Instead of shallow frying in oil, these badis can be roasted without oil too
Step 6
Add chopped onion, garlic cloves, green chilies and fried badis in a blender jar and pulse for 1-2 minutes to make a coarse mixture
Step 7
(But in ancient times, all the things are put in a mortar-pestle made of stone and then a coarse mixture is made out
Step 8
)If the badis are just roasted without oil, then put mustard oil along with other things in the blender jar before blending
Step 9
Serve this authentic Oriya Badi Chura Recipe | Sundried Lentil Dumpling Crumble immediately as a side dish with plain rice or pakhala (oriya term for overnight fermented cooked rice, usually mixed with curd) or as a snack