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Patta gathia
Thin gram flour ribbons
Wide, paper-thin gram flour ribbons with black pepper and ajwain. Makes 40–50
Patta gathia are flat, ribbon-like strips of gram flour dough, rolled paper-thin under the palm on a wooden board and fried until crisp. Black pepper and ajwain give them their flavour. They are a classic Gujarati tea-time snack and are great with fried chillies and papaya sambharo.
- Total time
- 105 min
- Difficulty
- hard
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
- 14 oz gram flour (besan)
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 ½ tsp black peppercoarsely ground
- 1 tsp ajwain (carom) seeds
- 1 tsp asafoetida
- 8 tbsp oil
- 1 cup water1 cup, about
- 2 tsp saltlevelled
- oilfor deep frying
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Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Roast 2 tsp salt in a small pan on low heat until all the moisture has gone.
2 minStep 2: Add ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda and 1 cup water and boil for 2 minutes. Cool the mixture.
2 minStep 3: Mix 14 oz gram flour (besan), 1 ½ tsp black pepper, 1 tsp ajwain (carom) seeds, 1 tsp asafoetida and 8 tbsp oil, then knead into a medium-tight dough, adding the cooled water as needed.
Step 4: Knead thoroughly until the dough turns light yellow.
10 minStep 5: Take 1 tablespoon of dough. On a wooden board, flatten it with the base of your palm and slide your palm from bottom to top, rolling the dough into a very thin strip.
Step 6: Cut into two 20 cm long gathia and scrape them off the board with a knife. Make all the gathia in the same way.
Step 7: Deep fry in oil over low heat, three at a time, until crisp but still pale.
40 minStep 8: Drain, cool and store in an air-tight container.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does patta gathia take?
- About 105 minutes in total: 60 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of bicarbonate of soda?
- Baking powder, three times the amount (the bake may taste slightly different).
- What can I use instead of asafoetida?
- A pinch each of garlic powder and onion powder (asafoetida stands in for onion and garlic).
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