Monday, February 21, 2011

Ulava Charu

Posted by sandhya at 2/21/2011 06:18:00 AM

Ingredients:

• 500 gm Horse gram
• 50 gm Oil
• 50 gm Onions
• 10 gm Green chillies
• 20 gm Red chilli powder
• 5 gm Black mustard seeds
• 2 Curry leaves
• 2 tbsp Tamarind paste
• Water as needed
• Salt to taste

For Paste:

• 50 gm Onions

• 50 gm Coriander seeds
• 10 gm Cumin seeds
• 25 gm Ginger
• 25 gm Garlic

How to make Ulava Charu:

• Rinse and immerse the horse gram overnight in water.
• Boil the lentils over a low fire till soft.
• Strain and separate the lentils into 2 portions, reserve the stock for later use.
• Discard half the lentils and blend the remaining at high speed for about 1 minute.
• Chop the green chillies and onions.
• Combine onions, ginger, coriander Seeds, garlic and cumin seeds together and make a fine paste.
• In a pan, heat oil and add the mustard seeds till they crackle.
• Add the chopped onion, green chillies and the curry leaves to it.
• Fry until the onions are golden brown and then add the paste and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Combine the remaining ingredients with it, mix well.
• Now add the stock and the lentil paste to it and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes.
• Horse Gram Soup is ready to serve.

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