CORN MEAL PITLA

Pitla is made by Maharashtrains with chickpea flour and served along with Bhakriand rice too.  It is a staple food of farmers, very easy to make and tasty too.  I tried this with corn meal and served with Ven pongal.

I started liking this dish when my colleagues started sharing it during lunch time.  The pitla becomes thick when it becomes cool hence you must add water accordingly if you want bit watery. Junka is also served with bhakri.  It is a dry version with chick pea flour.

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

2 tbsp corn meal
1 cup water
1/2 tomato chopped
1/2 onion chopped
1 green chilli chopped
hing powder
turmeric powder
salt
chilli powder (optional)

tempering:

2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds

garnishing

chopped coriander leaves

Mix the corn meal in the water along with salt and keep aside.
heat oil in kadai, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds hing powder.
when it is done, add the chopped onion and saute for few minutes
add the tomato chopped saute for a minute add turmeric powder.
add the corn meal mix in it and keep on stirring till it is cooked and thickened.
garnish with coriander leaves, serve hot with bharki, rice etc.

If you want it watery, you can add more water.  as it cools down, it is likely to get thickened.