Pitla Recipe: How to make this Maharashtrian comfort food at home in minutes

Pitla is a very famous Maharashtrian dish that is often considered to be the comfort food among the Maharashtrian community. Reportedly, other than Maharashtrians, many Indian households have Pitla in their weekly menu. An easy and quick Maharashtrian dish, Pitla can be made with limited ingredients. Here is how to make Maharashtrian Pitla at home.

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Maharashtrian Pitla Recipe 

Ingredients required for Pitla recipe: 

• 1 cup Besan 
• 1 tbsp crushed garlic 
• 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds 
• 4-5 curry leaves 
• 1 tbsp turmeric powder 
• 1-2 finely chopped onions
• 1 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies 
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves 
• 2 tbsp oil 
• Salt to taste 

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How to make Pital recipe at home:

• Take a bowl, combine 1 cup besan and 1_^1/2 cups of water and whisk it well and keep it aside. 

• Keep a pan on a low flame, add some oil and crushed garlic to the pan and saute it for few seconds. After which, you can add cumin seeds and curry leaves to the pan. 

• Add green chillies and onions to the pan and saute it for a minute or more. 
   
• After all the spices are cooked, add the besan-water mixture to the pan, along with turmeric powder, coriander and salt. Stir the Pitla recipe for more than a minute. After which, cover the pan with a lid.
   
• Turn the gas into a medium flame and cook it for more than two minutes and off the flame. Your tasty and scrumptious Maharashtrian Pitla recipe is ready to serve. 

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