Gatte Ka Pulao Recipe | Gatta Pulao | Rajasthani Gatta Pulav– Gatte Ka Pulao is associated with Rajasthani cuisine and Marwari culture hence it is called Marwari Gatte ka pulao or Rajasthani Gatte ka pulao as well. Gatte ka Pulao is a traditional rice delicacy in which cooked rice is combined with gram flour dumplings, called Gatte. In this recipe, I have used ghee in the recipe which is the key ingredient in Rajasthani cuisine.
Gram flour is extensively used in Rajasthan as most of the vegetables are not available throughout the year.
Whenever you get the chance to visit Rajasthan, never miss tasting authentic Gatte Ka Pulao along with the following Rajasthani special dishes.
Rajasthani dishes are surely delicious and its recipes are a must-try in the kitchen.
Gatta Pulao Recipe | Rajasthani Gatta Pulav
Gatte Ka Pulao Recipe | Gatta Pulao | Rajasthani Gatta Pulav with Step by step process and pics
For Gatte
1.Take Gram flour and all the spices in a bowl.
2. Add oil to it and rub with fingers.
3. Knead the dough with thick curd and use the curd as required. I did not use water for the dough. Finish it off with 1/2 tbsp oil to make the dough smooth.
4. Make balls out of it and roll into cylindrical shapes.
5. Boil the water in a pan with a pinch of turmeric powder and put the rolls into the water.
Cook on high flame till gatte rolls float on water and bubbles appear on them.
6. When boiled, take the gatte rolls out of the water and cut it into pieces.
7. Take 2.5 tbsp ghee in a Kadai, add gatte to it and saute for 2-3 minutes so that the gatte is coated with ghee and taste better.
8. Cooked Rice-
- Heat oil in cooker
- Add water and salt.
- Wash the rice and add it to the cooker.
- I cooked for approximately 10-12 minutes. After 3 whistles, I had put on low flame for 3 minutes and switched off the gas. You can make the rice in an open pan also, adjust the water and time accordingly.
For Paste
9. Take ginger, garlic, green chili, and onion.
10. Grind together onion, garlic, green chili, and ginger to make a paste. Do not add any water to it.
For Gatte ka Pulao
11. Heat ghee in a deep bottom pan. Add cashews to it, I had put cashews only for 30 seconds and took out. if you want you can fry till golden.
We will use these cashews for the garnishing in the end.
Add cumin seeds to the ghee, when it crackles, add Hing to it.
12. Now goes sliced onions to it. Saute for 1-2 min on high flame.
13. Add finely chopped onion and ginger, garlic, onion paste to it.
While cooking, stir in between so that the paste does not stick at the bottom.
14. Add capsicum to it. saute for a minute or two.
15. Then add tomatoes.
16. Start adding spices to it. Mix and add prepared gatte to it.
17. Gatte will be coated by the mixture.
18. Add rice and 1 tbsp to it and mix gently. Adding some ghee to rice again will enhance the taste.
19. Cook on the slow flame for 2-3 minutes. garnish with the chopped coriander leaves and lightly fried Cashews.
Serve the Gatte Ka pulao with Raita, Papad, dal or curd.
Recipe Card for Rajasthani Gatte ka Pulao Recipe
Gatte Ka Pulao Recipe | Gatta Pulao | Rajasthani Gatta Pulav
Equipment
- Presssure cooker
- Deep Bottom pan
Ingredients
For Rice
- 1.5 Cup Basmati Rice
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- 2 Tsp Salt
- 2.5 Cup Water
For Gatte
- 1.5 Cup Gram Flour (Besan)
- 1/2 Tsp Hing(asafoetida)
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Kashmiri Red chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Corriander Powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder(I have used mild garam masala, if you are using strong garam masala then use less quantity)
- 1.5 tsp Kasuri Methi
- 3 tbsp oil
- 2-3 tbsp thick curd
- 3 cup water for boiling gatte
- 1/2 tbsp oil for making the dough smooth.
For paste
- 2 Green chillies deseeded
- 10 cloves garlic
- 1.5 tsp ginger
- 1 small onion
For Gatte ka Pulao
- 2.5 tbsp Ghee(for sauteing Gatte)
- 3.5 tbsp ghee(for pulao)
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp Hing(asafoetida)
- 2 onion sliced
- 2 onion finely chopped
- prepared paste
- 1 medium capsicum desseded and chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- `prepared gatte
- prepared cooked rice
- 2 tsp Kasuri methi
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder
- 1 tsp Corriander Powder
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 16 Cashew nuts
- 1 handful corriander leaves chopped
Instructions
For Rice
- Heat oil in cooker
- Add water and salt.
- Wash the rice and add it to the cooker.
- I cooked for approximately 10-12 minutes. After 3 whistles, I had put on low flame for 3 minutes and switched off the gas. You can make the rice in an open pan also, adjust the water and time accordingly.
For Gatte
- Take Gram flour and all the spices in a bowl.
- Add oil to it and rub with fingers.
- Knead the dough with thick curd and use the curd as required. I did not use water for the dough. Finish it off with 1/2 tbsp oil to make the dough smooth.
- Make balls out of it and roll into cylindrical shapes.
- Boil the water in a pan with a pinch of turmeric powder and put the rolls into the water.
- Cook on high flame till gatte rolls float on water and bubbles appear on them.
- When boiled, take the gatte rolls out of the water and cut it into pieces.
- Take 2.5 tbsp ghee in a Kadai, add gatte to it and saute for 2-3 minutes so that the gatte is coated with ghee and taste better.
For Paste
- Grind together onion, garlic, green chilli and ginger to make a paste. Do not add any water to it.
For Gatte ka Pulao
- Heat ghee in a deep bottom pan. Add cashews to it,I had put cashews only for 30 seconds and took out .if you want you can fry till golden.
- We will use these cashews for the garnishing in the end.
- Add cumin seeds to the ghee, when it crackles, add Hing to it.
- Now goes sliced onions to it. Saute for 1-2 min on high flame.
- Add finely chopped onion and ginger,garlic, onion paste to it.
- While cooking, stir in between so that the paste does not stick at the bottom.
- Add capsicum to it. saute for a minute or two.
- Then add tomatoes.
- Start adding spices to it. Mix and add prepared gatte to it.
- Gatte will be coated by the mixture.
- Add rice and 1 tbsp to it and mix gently. Adding some ghee to rice again will enhance the taste.
- Cook on the slow flame for 2-3 minutes. garnish with the chopped corriander leaves and lightly fried Cashews.
- Serve the Gatte Ka pulao with Raita, Papad,dal or curd.
10 Comments
meena thakur
August 15, 2020 at 9:05 am
wow!! i loved it. The process which you have used is really easy and the step process pics is the icing on the cake. its really looking yummy and and the texture and the colour of the pulao is just a perfect blend and beyond explanation.
By Geeta
August 29, 2020 at 2:03 pm
Thanks a lot, Meena! Try the recipe and let me know how it turned out.
Purnima Dass
April 19, 2021 at 7:01 am
Never imagined that we can make pulao with Gatte. Its a new recipe for me, wil try
By Geeta
April 19, 2021 at 10:15 am
Yes, Purnima, you should definitely try Gatte ka Pulao!
Vandana Gupta
April 28, 2021 at 9:52 am
This is a new variety of pulao looks WOW.Ghee seems to add extra flavor.Got bored with normal matar pulao, will try this variety of rice.
By Geeta
April 28, 2021 at 10:08 am
Yes, Vandana! Gatte Ka pulao recipe is a must-try!
Archana
April 29, 2021 at 8:28 pm
Wow! This is amazing recipe. New varirtu of pulao. Will try.
By Geeta
May 1, 2021 at 10:20 am
Thanks a lot, Archana!
Ninu Abraham
May 21, 2021 at 2:43 pm
need to try out this new pulao version
Food Lover
June 11, 2021 at 9:41 am
delicious and a must try Rajasthani cusine