Patvadi( Maharashtrian speciality)

This is a very famous main dish of Maharashtrian people.

Ingredients:

For Patvadi:
Besan(Gram flour) - 1 cup
turmeric powder - 1 pinch
mustard seeds - 1 pinch
red chilly powder - 1 tsp
coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
cumin powder - 1 pinch
onion finely chopped - 1/2 small size
ginger-garlic paste -1 tsp
finely chopped coriander leaves
2 tsp oil
salt to taste

For Curry:
red chilly powder - 2tsp
turmeric powder - 1 pinch
cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
garam masala powder - 1tsp
cumin seeds - 1tsp
ginger-garlic paste 1tsp
bay leaf - 2-3
peanuts -2 tsp
chana dal - 1 tsp
rice- 1 tsp
poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp
dried coconut slices - 2 tsp
black pepper - 1/2 tsp
cloves - 1-2
Black cardamon - 1
cinamon stick - 1 inch
onion cut roughly - 1 small
salt to taste
finely chopped coriander leaves for garnish
4-5 tsp oil

Directions:
For Patvadi:
1.Heat a container with 1 tsp oil, then add mustard seeds, after spluttering add cut onion , then stir till the onion golden brown and the add ginger-garlic paste in it.
2.Now add turmeric,red chilly powder,cumin powder, coriander powder ,salt & then add 3 cup water & let it boil.Once it boiled add chopped coriander & then slowly add besan, keep mixing & let it cook for 5-7 min.
3.Remove it from fire & spread it immediately on a greased, flat dish, spread it not much thinner with help of oily palm & allow to cool for 10-15 min.
4.Now with a help of knife make a rectangle shaped wadi , and our patvadies are ready.

For curry:
1.In a pan take 1 tbsp of oil and roast the onion, chana dal(1tsp),rice(1tsp),peanuts,coconut,poppyseeds,cumin seeds,cloves,black pepper ,cardamon and grind them & make a fine paste of it.(to make paste more fine add little amount of water in it & grind again)
2.Heat another pan , add oil in it then add ginger-garlic paste & then add ground paste in it.At first instance this paste absorb entire oil in a pan,keep mixing it.
3.After 3-4 min, this paste leave the oil ,now add turmeric, chilly powder ,cumin and coriander powder & salt in it and mix it well with paste.
4.Finally add water in it to make a curry & let it cook for 2-3min.
5.Then add garam masala and coriander leaves and remove the curry from fire.
6.Put the patvadies in the curry and serve it with chapati or rice.