Ussal Paw (Mixed Vegetables)
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of dried white
peas (Kabuli
chana) (soaked in water for 8 hours) - 1/2 cup of onion
(chopped) - 1 tomato
(chopped) - 1/2 tablespoon ginger
- 1/2 tablespoon
garlic - 1 tablespoon dried
coconut - 1 tablespoon
fennel seeds - 2 teaspoon coriander
seeds - 1 teaspoon cumin
seeds - 1 tablespoon whole
garam masala - 5-6 pepper
corns - 1-2 black cardamoms
- 3-4 red chilies
- 1 tablespoon
curry leaves - 6-7 tablespoon
mustard oil - Salt to taste
- 2-3 tablespoon chopped
coriander leaves
Preparation:
- Heat the oil in a pan, fry the onions till they turn brown and keep aside.
- Roast all dry ingredients (dried coconut, fennel seeds, coriander seeds,
cumin
seeds, whole garam masala, pepper corn, red dried chili) till brown. - Add ginger-garlic and roasted onions to the roasted ingredients and grind
to make a fine paste. - Cook the soaked peas in a pressure cooker and leave aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and sauté the crushed garlic and curry leaves.
- Fry the garlic till brown, now add grounded paste and fry till oil is
separate. - Add tomatoes and cook it well.
- Add boiled peas and salt and cook it for 10 min in a medium flame with
cover. - When the gravy becomes thick, turn off the gas.
- Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and enjoy it.