Ulava Charu

Ulava Charu

Ingredients:

200 gm horse gram

35 gm oil  (less oil for oil ‘conscious’ people)

1.5 liters water

20 gm chopped onions

3.5  gm black mustard seeds

1 gm of curry leaves

10 gm green chopped chillies

20 gm chilli powder (red)

Salt to taste

70 gm tamarind (extract pulp by soaking tamarind in the warm water)

For the paste:

35 gm onions

35 gm coriander seeds

2.5 gm ginger

10 gm cumin seeds

25 gm garlic

Preparation:

Over night in water, wash horse gram and soak.  On low flame, boil lentils till soft.  Make these lentils two parts and keep a side.  Pore oil in the pan, heat and then add mustard seeds.  When they crackle, now add onions which are chopped, green chilies and curry leaves.

Saute till onions become brown and then add paste, saute for 5 minutes.  To the mixed ingredients, now add stock and lentil paste.  Turn to low flame and cook for 15 minutes.

Key Ingredients:

Tamarind, Mustard Seeds, Curry Leaves, Cumin Seeds, onion, Coriander Seeds, Red Chilli, Vegetable Oil, Green Chillies, Garlic, Salt, and  Ginger,