Tuesday 24 January 2017

How to make Femra

Femra is a local dish of Kullu eaten during winters by the locals. You cant find the exact recipe of this dish anywhere else here. I asked my grandmother for the recipe and here is how it goes.
Ingredients:(Quantities in recipe)

1. Dry spinach(Spinach with roots)
2. Soyabean
3. Cooked Seul(Sleyara)(If seul is not available you can use poppy seeds)
4. Corn balls
6. Ginger
7. Coriander
8. Kasturi Methi(Fenugreek)
9. Black chickpeas
10. Turmeric
11. Garlic
12. Water
13. Salt to taste
14. Red chili powder
15. Red Rice
17. Carrot

Recipe:(Serves 5)

1. Take a pressur cooker and add 3 litres of water in it and heat it over flame.

2.  200g Spinach, 50g Black chickpeas, 50g Seul, 100g soyabean, 2 pieces of garlic, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1 Carrot, 1 inch ginger, 5 corn balls, 20g green Coriander, 1 teaspoon Kasturi methi, red chilli and salt to it.

3. Cover the lid and cook it for 1 pressure and turn off the flame.

4. Now add 200g rice to it and again cook it for 1 pressure.If it doesnt cooks put it on flame for one more pressur.

5. Femra is ready.

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