Ukadpendi

Ukadpendi is a Maharashtrian style spiced whole wheat flour recipe, usually served for breakfast. Ukad in Marathi means ‘to steam’.

Ingredients:

• 3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 2 cups chopped Onions
• 1 Tomato chopped
• 2-3 Green Chilies
• Curry leaves
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• Salt to taste
• 3 teaspoons Oil
• 1/4 cup Curd
• ½ cup Peanuts
• lemon juice (optional)

Method:

• First keep 2-3 cups of water for boiling, we need this to avoid lumps while mixing it with flour.
• Heat oil in a pan
• Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, and let them splutter.
• Add peanuts and roast them for 1 minute.
• Add chopped onions and cook until they become translucent.
• Add curry leaves, green chili pieces, and cook for 2 mins.
• Then add chopped tomatoes and let it cook.
• Add red chili powder, salt, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder and mix well.
• Now add the flour to it and mix well with the ingredients.
• Keep stirring the mixture, roast it well for 5 mins.
• Now add the curd in it and mix, cook for 10 mins while stirring.
• Now add 1 cup of warm water into it and mix well.

• Keep stirring to avoid the lumps formation.
• After a minute, add ½ cup of warm water and keep stirring the mix.
• Again, add ½ cup of warm water, mix well and cover it with the lid to cook on steam.
• Check the Ukadpendi and mix well again.
• If needed, you can add lemon juice and adjust the salt at this stage.
• Once done turn off the heat and transfer Ukadpendi into serving bowl.

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