usal recipe
a curry recipe which is made with green gram along with dry peas served with dinner rolls/pav buns
Ingredients
- green gram and dry peas(combined) - 1 cup
- onion - 2 roughly chopped
- tomato - 2 roughly chopped
- ginger ,finely chopped - 1 teaspoon
- garlic ,finely chopped - 1 teaspoon
- turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon
- cumin powder - 1 teaspoon
- dry mango powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- garam masala - 1/4 teaspoon
- cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
- coriander seeds - 2 teaspoons
- coconut - 2 tablespoons
- hing or asafoetida - a generous pinch
- salt - to taste
- oil - as needed
- Soak the combined 1 cup of green gram and dry peas with enough water overnight.The next day strain the water and then pressure cook it with enough water in the pressure cooker for about 6 whistles.
- It must be a soggy texture and drain it and reserve the water which will be help in making the gravy for the recipe.
- in a kadai,heat 3 teaspoons of oil and add cumin seeds.
- Once it splutter,add coriander seeds and followed by roughly chopped onions.Saute it well till it becomes soft and translucent.
- Now add ginger and garlic and saute it well.Add roughly chopped tomatoes and cook it till it get mushy.
- Finally add coconut and saute it and switch off the flame.cool the mixture and make a fine paste from it.
- To the paste add all the spice powders ,red chilli powder,cumin powder,garam masala,turmeric powder,asafoetida and salt to it.
- In the same kadai,heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add the paste to it and saute it till oil separates.Then add cooked green gram and dry peas along with drained water.
- Boil till it combines well and oil separates.This will take approximately 8 to 10 minutesAdd coriander leaves and give a quick mix.
- Serve piping hot with dinner rolls or any indian flat breads.