Bedai with aloo ki sabzi
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Crisp puris stuffed with spiced urad dal, eaten with a thin, tangy potato curry. A breakfast of Gwalior and the Chambal region.
Region: Madhya Pradesh (Gwalior and Chambal), also Agra and BrajOccasion: BreakfastTime: 1 hour + soakingServes: 4Vegan
Ingredients
- For bedai: 2 cups wheat flour
- ½ cup urad dal, soaked 3 hours and coarsely ground
- 1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- A pinch of hing
- Salt to taste
- Oil for frying
- For sabzi: 4 boiled potatoes, broken by hand
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 tsp cumin
- A pinch of hing
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp dry mango powder (amchur)
- 2 tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
Method
- Mix the ground dal with fennel, chilli powder, hing and salt to make the filling.
- Knead the flour with salt, 1 tbsp oil and water into a firm dough.
- Stuff small balls of dough with the dal mixture and roll into small puris.
- Deep-fry until puffed and crisp.
- For the sabzi, heat oil and add cumin, hing and ginger. Add tomatoes and the spice powders and cook until soft.
- Add the potatoes and 3 cups of water and simmer for 10 minutes until slightly thick. Add amchur and salt.
- Serve the bedai hot with the sabzi, often with a jalebi.
History
Bedai is a breakfast of the Chambal and Braj regions, sold by halwais in the old markets of Gwalior early in the morning.
Significance
It is a filling, festive breakfast for Sundays and holidays, and for travellers passing through the region.