USAL PAV OR DRIED PEAS IN SPICY GRAVY

Ingredients For Usal( dried peas gravy)

1 cup dried yellow peas, soaked and cooked until soft .

1 big onion, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

4 tomatoes, finely chopped

1 cup tamarind water

2 tsp garam masala

chilli powder to taste

2 tbsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

7-8 curry leaves

1 tsp asafoetida/ hing

salt to taste

2 green chillies, finely chopped

sev to garnish 

coriander leaves to garnish

Method

heat  oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Once hot, add  mustard seeds. Once it crackles, add in the curry leaves and hing. Then add garlic & sauté for a minute or so. Before it turns dark brown, add in the chopped onions and saute till light pink.

Now add the chopped tomatoes and the tamarind water to the pan and allow it all simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. 

Finally, pour the cooked peas into the pan, along with garam masala, chilli powder and salt. Turn the flame to low, cover the pan and let the mixture simmer for 15 - 20 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir in the chopped coriander leaves.

serve the tangy hot usal  accompanied with toasted pav/ toasted bread. You can also top the Usal with finely chopped onions, sev and green chilli.

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