Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Kollu/ horse gram in tamarind paste

Ingredients
Horse gram 1 small cup wash &soak overnight, pressure cook the next morning for 4-5 whistles.
Imli/ tamarind juice thick 1 cup        onion 1 small cut fine       tomatoes 2 cut fine    green chilies 5-6 to taste
ginger 2" cut fine          garlic ( optional) 6-8 pearls cut fine        curry leaves few     salt     oil 2 tsp
mustard seeds 1 tsp       methi seeds 1/2 tsp         hing 1/4 tsp       fresh coriander leaves 2 tsp

Method
in a thick pan, heat oil add mustard seeds, once to crackles, add methi, curry leaves, ginger, garlic, chilies & onion fry lightly, add tomatoes, fry well with little salt, as it helps both tomatoes & onion to cook well. once the oil comes out, add the tamarind juice, salt to taste, some coriander leaves with drained " kollu"/ horse gram & cook for about 10 minutes. Remove. Garnish with coriander leaves.

this goes well with " kottu", spinach with dal.

health tips= kollu/ horse gram is very good for those who want to reduce, have you seen any horse obese ? never, it is because the horse gram helps to cut the fat/ cholesterol , keep your skin smooth. Eating kollu in some form 2-3 times a week will help to lower the cholesterol & fat ! TRY IT.

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