INGREDIENTS
- Black millet (bajra) - 1/4 cup
- Whole green gram (moong dal) - 1/4 cup
- Ginger paste (1/2 tsp)
- Chili powder - 1 tsp
- Oil - 2 tsp
- Cumin (jeera) - 1 tsp
- Green chili paste - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric (haldi) - 1/2 tsp
- Salt
- Garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Peas - 1/2 cup
- Asafoetida (hing) - pinch
- Onions, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
- Tomatoes, chopped - 1 cup
Method of preparation:
- Soak the millet and gram in water and leave it for 5 hours. Drain it.
- Take a cup of water and combine it with peas, millet, green gram and salt in a pressure cooker.
- Cook it until you hear 5 whistles from the cooker.
- Set aside and let steam escape.
- Take a non-stick pan and heat oil in it.
- Add cumin seeds to it. Wait for it to crackle and then add asafoetida and onions.
- After cooking for a minute on medium flame, add ginger paste, tomatoes, turmeric powder, garlic paste, salt, chili paste and powder.
- Cook, stir, and mash for 2-3 minutes.
- Finally, add the millet and gram to the mixture and stir for another 3 minutes.
- Serve while hot.