Usal (a mung-bean curry)
2 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1 | cup | Mung beans - cooked (Save the water) |
1 | medium | Onion - chopped fine |
1 | 1\"piece of ginger - grated | |
3 | Garlic cloves - minced | |
1 | medium | Tomato - chopped |
1 | teaspoon | Cumin seeds |
1 | Green chile (opt); chopped | |
1 | teaspoon | Cayenne (optional/to taste) |
1 | pinch | Turmeric |
½ | teaspoon | Cumin powder; -AND- |
1 | teaspoon | Coriander powder; -OR- curry powder |
Lemon juice | ||
Cilantro; chopped | ||
2 | teaspoons | Oil |
Directions
GARNISH
Method:
Heat oil. Add cumin seeds, green chile. After seeds pop, add onions, ginger, garlic. Saute till onions are pink. Add tomato - saute some more. Add the spice powders. Fry briefly. Add mung beans. and may be a cup of water. Salt to taste. Let simmer gently for 10-15 mins.
Granish.
Serve with rice/flat breads.
Freezes well.
From: IN%"vyju@..." 3-FEB-1993 09:39:02.44 vyju manian
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