User:Dhwani123/Gota (Fried Fenugreek Balls)

Gota or Fenugreek Gota is a kind of savory snack which has Fenugreek as its main ingredient. This dish can be consumed with meals as snacks or can be consumed on its own. A variety of chutneys are served with Fenugreek Gota. This delicious dish is rich in oil.

Fenugreek Gota are made especially in Dakor, and it is due to this that the Gotas made in Dakor are called "Dakor na Gota" (Gotas of Dakor). People clamor around to devour these delicious gota with fresh curd.

Regular Gota

 * Ingredients :
 * 500 gm fresh fenugreek leaves,
 * 250 gm chickpea flour,
 * 50 gm coarsely ground wheat flour,
 * Salt, Ginger chilli paste, Chilies, Turmeric,
 * Coriander Seeds, Curd, Oil.
 * Method :


 * Wash Fenugreek leaves for 3-4 times with water and chop them. Combine chickpea flour and coarse wheat flour with 1 tbsp oil. Add Fenugreek leaves, ginger chilly paste,coriander seeds, salt, chilies, turmeric, and curd and mix well. Heat oil in a wok and add 1 tbsp hot oil in a mix and then fry hot round balls. Hot Gotas taste great with chutneys.

Dakor na Gota

 * Ingredients:
 * 200 gm chickpea flour,
 * 50 gm coarse wheat flour,
 * 50 gm curd, salt,
 * Chillies, Trumeric, Sugar, Lemon,
 * Ginger chilli paste, whole corriander seeds,
 * ground black peppercorns, oil.


 * Method :


 * Combine chickpea flour and coarse wheat flour and add salt, chillies, curd, turmeric, sugar, lemon, ginger chilly paste, whole coriander seeds, ground black peppercorns and make a batter by adding some water. Cover and keep aside for 3-4 hours. Heat oil in a deep pan and add 1tbsp oil to the batter, mix and then fry small round balls.
 * Serve with sweet mango chutney or fresh Punjabi Curd.