HAppy holi everyone. Holi brings back lots of memories. When we mention holi I remember a curry made of lentils served with stirfried potatoes served with Poori . This had to be the breakfast on holi morning. My dad being fond of cooking it was the day he put his culinary skills to test. So as a part of memories I will b sharing this humble recipe of USAL ( a mahastrain word for lentils cooked in gravy form ) served with stir fried potatoes and poori.
Ingredients :
sprouted Moth beans or matki 1 CUP
Tomatoes 2 large
Onions finely chopped 2 large
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Grated coconut 1/4 cup
Dried red chillies 4-5
Coriander seeds 1 tsp
Chilly powder 2 tsp
Few green chillies
Jeera 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Asofeteda or hing 1/4 tsp
Turmeric or haldi 1/4 tsp
Oil as required
Boiled peeled and chopped potatoes 3 large
Curry leaves a few sprigs
Salt n sugar as per taste.
Procedure:
Pressure cook moth beans and set aside. Heat oil in a pan, add dried red chillies and fry onions till onions sweat. Add chopped tomatoes. Fry till oil separates. Now add grated coconut and fry for few minutes. Let this mixture cool. now grind this mixture to a paste and set aside. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, jeera, ginger garlic paste, and the tomatoes mixture. Fry till oil seperates. Now add cooked moth beans and add water to make it to a gravy consistency. Add salt and sugar to taste. In another pan heat oil.Add mustard seeds, slit chilly, curry leaves,turmeric, hing and boiled potatoes. Adjust salt and sugar. Stir fry potatoes are ready.
To serve:
Serve potatoes in a bowl. Top it with the moth beans curry. Add chopped coriender and onions. Serve it with a lime wedge and bread slices. Many people prefer to eat it with Poori also.
Ingredients :
sprouted Moth beans or matki 1 CUP
Tomatoes 2 large
Onions finely chopped 2 large
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Grated coconut 1/4 cup
Dried red chillies 4-5
Coriander seeds 1 tsp
Chilly powder 2 tsp
Few green chillies
Jeera 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Asofeteda or hing 1/4 tsp
Turmeric or haldi 1/4 tsp
Oil as required
Boiled peeled and chopped potatoes 3 large
Curry leaves a few sprigs
Salt n sugar as per taste.
Procedure:
Pressure cook moth beans and set aside. Heat oil in a pan, add dried red chillies and fry onions till onions sweat. Add chopped tomatoes. Fry till oil separates. Now add grated coconut and fry for few minutes. Let this mixture cool. now grind this mixture to a paste and set aside. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, jeera, ginger garlic paste, and the tomatoes mixture. Fry till oil seperates. Now add cooked moth beans and add water to make it to a gravy consistency. Add salt and sugar to taste. In another pan heat oil.Add mustard seeds, slit chilly, curry leaves,turmeric, hing and boiled potatoes. Adjust salt and sugar. Stir fry potatoes are ready.
To serve:
Serve potatoes in a bowl. Top it with the moth beans curry. Add chopped coriender and onions. Serve it with a lime wedge and bread slices. Many people prefer to eat it with Poori also.
