FARA- A Perfect Desi Style Momos of Chhattisgarh

Fara(Phara/Farra) is a perfect desi style momos tempered with spices and served with chutneys.It is also sometimes referred to as muthiya. It which comes from the state which is known as the rice bowl of India, Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh has a rich tradition of food culture. Most of the traditional and tribal food are made up of rice flour, curd and a variety of green leafy vegetables. One of them is fara which is prepared with rice as its main ingredient. The rice which gets leftover at nights is turned into a tasty breakfast in the next morning by Chhattisgarhi people.This is the perfect way to start your day.

 This dish can be prepared with a minimum number of ingredients which are as follows: rice flour(1/2 cup), leftover cooked rice, warmed water as required, white/black sesame seeds (1 tsp), cumin(1), oil (2 tsp), salt to taste, red chilli flakes(one tsp) coriander leaves (2tsp), curry leaves. 

 It has a very simple recipe which is as follows:

Step 1

 In a big bowl, take the leftover rice and add rice flour and salt it, mix well, add water little by little and knead a soft dough.

Step 2

Apply oil in our hands, take out a small dough from the kneaded dough and roll it with both the hands, prepare rolls like this from all the dough.

step 3

 Steam the fara same as momos and heat for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes turn off the gas, and let the fara cool down.To make tempering put oil in a pan and heat it, when the oil is hot, add mustard, when the mustard crackles, add sesame seeds, fry it for a few seconds, now add curry leaves and green chilies, add a pinch of salt, and stir with a spoon. Put the fara and mix the tempering in the fara while stirring it with light hands and fry. Fara is ready to serve!

You can serve with green chutney,tomato chutney, pickle, etc.

It is rich in energy and also considered as gluten free recipe.