Veggie Foodie

Bhaidku powder

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pearl millet (bajra and / or jowar)
• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup split green mung beans (chhilkewali moong dal)

Method:

1. Put a pan on medium heat and roast millet till light pink / brown in color, about 2-3 minutes
2. Add rice and split green mung beans to the pan and roast for another 2-3 minutes
3. Once roasted, take out the grains and beans in a bowl and let them cool completely
4. Once completely cool, grind them in a mixer / grinder to relatively coarse powder / flour. If you keep it too coarse, it will take longer to cook bhaidku but may give better texture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deHf3g8SkYs 

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Vegetable bhaidku

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bhaidku powder (made as per recipe above)
• 2 cup buttermilk
• 2 cup water
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 1 tbsp jeera
• 1 tsp ajwain
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1/2 tsp hing
• 8-10 curry leaves
• 1 tbsp finely chopped green chili
• 1 tsp ginger paste (skip to keep the recipe Jain)
• ½ cup chopped capsicum
• ½ cup chopped carrot (skip to keep the recipe Jain)
• ½ cup green peas
• ½ cup corn kernels
• 1 ½ tsp salt or to taste
• 1 medium size tomato – chopped
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 2 kokam (if buttermilk is not sour)
• Some coriander leaves

Method:

1. In a mixing bowl, take 1 cup of bhaidku flour. Add 2 cups of buttermilk and 2 cups of water. Mix well and soak the mixture for 15-20 minutes.
2. Put a pan on medium heat. Add ghee and when it melts add cumin seeds, ajwain, sesame seeds, hing and sauté for 1 minutes making sure they do not burn
3. Add curry leaves, chopped green chili, ginger paste and sauté for a minute. Skip adding ginger to keep the recipe Jain.
4. Add chopped carrots (skip for Jain recipe), capsicum, green peas, and salt. Sauté it and cook vegetables till it becomes slightly soft. If necessary, cover to fully cook the vegetables
5. Add turmeric powder and mix well.
6. Add chopped tomato and sauté till it becomes soft.
7. Add the soaked bhaidku flour mixture, kokam and stir continuously till the mixture becomes slightly thickened and starts boiling. 
8. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook bhaidku for 15-20 minutes or till it is properly cooked.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Servings: 4 – 6

Inspiration source:

https://www.nehascookbook.com/bhaidku-recipe-gujarati-bhaidku-how-to-make-bhaidku/

Traditional bhaidku

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bhaidku powder (made as per recipe above)
• 3 cups water
• 1 tsp salt, or to taste
• 1 tsp ajwain (carom) seeds
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tsp ghee

Method:

1. Put 3 cups of water to boil… when it starts boiling reduce the heat to low
2. Add 1 tsp salt (or to taste), 1 tsp ajwain seeds, black pepper powder, ghee and mix well
3. Slowly add 1 cup bhaidku powder to the boiling water, constantly stirring making sure no lumps are formed
4. Mix well and cook bhaidku constantly stirring
5. Once it thickens, cover the pan and turn off the heat
6. Let it sit for at least 5 minutes and then enjoy hot / warm

If you are using Instant Pot,

1. take a pan that you can put inside the Instant Pot pan and add water, salt, ajwain seeds, black pepper powder, ghee and mix well. Slowly add 1 cup bhaidku powder to the water, constantly stirring making sure no lumps are formed
2. Add some water to the Instant Pot pan, put the pan with all the bhaidku ingredients in it, cover the Instant Pot and cook under pressure for 3-4 minutes.
3. Once cool, open the InstantPot and enjoy the bhaidku hot / warm.