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Phaanu is made from pulses, due to which it is also beneficial for health.
Phanu is widely eaten in many areas of Uttarakhand and is a famous dish.
Phanu Recipe: Uttarakhand is one of the most beautiful places in our country. Excellent views of nature can be seen here. The more spectacular the views here are, the more delicious the food here is. There are many such dishes of Uttarakhand, which everyone likes. One of them is Phanu. Phaanu is a mountain dish, which is widely eaten in Kumaon, Uttarakhand. Phaanu is usually prepared with black gram, but you can also enjoy this tasty dish with horse gram dal. If you want to enjoy the food of Uttarakhand while sitting in Delhi in winter, then you can make Phanu at home. This dish will remind you of the mountains. Let us know the ingredients required to make Phaanu and its method.
Ingredients needed to make Fanu
To make delicious Phaanu, you will need 1 cup of Gahat or Horse gram dal. Apart from this, you will need 2-3 green chillies, 1 garlic, 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon red chilli, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder, 1 teaspoon cumin and salt as per taste. You should also keep 1/4 cup of oil for making phanu and applying tadka in it. You can add tempering to it with cumin and asafoetida. Apart from this you will need mustard leaves and green coriander.
Easy recipe to make Phaanu
To make this famous dish of Uttarakhand, soak horse gram or Gahat dal in water overnight. After waking up in the morning, extract water from the dal and grind it on a mortar. Add some green chillies, garlic and coriander seeds to it and grind it well to make a paste. Now place a pan on the gas, add oil and heat it. When the oil becomes hot, add cumin seeds and fry. After this, add lentil paste in the pan, add salt, chilli, coriander powder, garam masala and mix. After this, pour hot water in the pan and leave it to boil.
When your dish starts boiling, add chopped mustard leaves to it and cook for some time. Let everything cook for about 5 minutes. Now it’s time to add tadka to the fanu. For this, heat oil in a spoon and add cumin and garlic and fry. Now mix it with the things being prepared in the pan and temper it. After this add coriander leaves. Now the famous dish Phaanu of Uttarakhand is ready. You can enjoy it hot by serving it with rice. For more information, you can see the recipe by clicking on the link of the video.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 22, 2023, 12:23 IST
