Fajeto Video by Tarla Dalal

Fajeto Video by Tarla Dalal

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Fajeto Video. The famous Gujarati ‘ras-puri’ meal is incomplete without fajeto! Fajeto cannot be classified as kadhi, dal or subzi… it is a class apart from any other recipe. What else can you expect from a classical preparation of mango juice cooked together with curds, besan and select spices? Despite its unique charm and magical taste, fajeto is surprisingly quite light on the stomach!

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Recipe Description for Fajeto ( Gujarati Recipe)

Ingredients

To Be Mixed Together Into A Smooth Curd-mango Mixture
1/4 cup fresh mango pulp
1 cup curds (dahi)
1 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tbsp roughly chopped jaggery (gur)
salt to taste
2 cups water

Other Ingredients
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
2 to 3 cloves (laung / lavang)
1/4 tsp dried ginger powder
1 tbsp oil
3/4 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 to 3 small round red chillies (boriya mirch)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
6 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)

For Serving
rotlis
rice

Method

1. Combine the cinnamon, cloves and dry ginger powder and pound into a coarse powder using a mortar-pestle (khalbhatta). Keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a deep pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
3. When the seeds crackle, add the red chillies, asafoetida, curry leaves and the pounded spices and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
4. Add the curd-mango mixture, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
5. Serve hot with rotlis and rice.

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RECIPE SOURCE : The Complete Gujarati Cook Book- New Edition