Surti Locho
Ingredients
(for 3-4 servings)
1 1/2 cup Bengal gram (Chana
dal)
1/2 cup Black gram (Urad
Dal)
1/2 cup Beaten Rice (Poha)
1 tsp Green Chilly Paste
A pinch of asafoetida
1 tbsp Oil
A pinch of Tumeric
Powder
1 tsp Eno Fruit Salt
Water as Required
Salt to taste
For Garnishing:
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Powder
1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder
1 tbsp Lemon Juice
1 tbsp coriander finely Chopped
1 Onion - Finely Chopped
2-3 tbsp Fine Sev
Method (How
to make Gujarati street food Surti locho)
Soak chana dal and
urad dal over night in separate vessels
Soak poha before
half an hour.
Drain both these
dals. Blend chana dal in a blender and make a coarse paste using some water, if
needed
Blend urad dal in
the same grinder with water if needed add poha and blend again.
Mix this paste with
chana dal paste
Add salt, green
chilli paste, turmeric powder and asafoetida in this mixture and mix well
At last, add fruit
salt in this mixture and give it a one side stir. Do not mix for a long time
Prepare a steamer
or pressure cooker by adding enough (3-4 cups) water in it and put it on a high
flame to get steam
Grease a tray or
any other utensil with oil, which you can put into the steamer or cooker.
Pour enough
mixture in this utensil and make a thick and equal layer of this mixture and
put it in the steamer, Sprinkle half of the red chilli powder and black pepper
powder.
Close with lid, if
you are using cooker remove the vessel and gaskit. Cook for 15-20 minutes on
medium flame.
After 15-20 mins
check by inserting a knife, if batter doesn't stick to the knife then
surti locho is ready
You can serve this
by garnishing it with onion, coriander leaves, sev, Sprinkle some red chilli powder and black
pepper powder on it