Matki Usal /Moth Beans

Ingredients:

1. Matki - 2 cups
2. Onion - 2
3. Tomatoes - 2 (blend to puree)
4. Thill - 1 sp
5. Khuskhus - 1 sp
6. Red chilli powder - 2 to 3 sps
7. Turmeric powder - 1 sp
8. Daniya powder - 2 sps
9. Karipatha leaves
10. Fresh coriander leaves
11. Cooking oil 3 tbsps

 Method:

1. Soak matki in water for 8 hrs. Take a thin cloth and tie the matki and allow it to sprout. Leave it for more than 8 hrs.
2. In a pressure cooker, cook sprouted matki with ½ sp of turmeric powder and salt for not more than 10 mins.
3. Cut onions into big pieces and fry them in a pan with ½ sp of oil - till they are golden brown.
4. Blend khuskhus, thill and fried onions into paste (as shown).
5. Heat oil in a pan and add the onion paste, turmeric powder and karipatha leaves.
6. Fry till the oil separates and add the tomato puree. Again fry till the oil separates.
7. Now add red chilli powder, daniya powder, jeera powder and garammasala powder fry for 2 mins.
8. Now add the boiled matki, salt and 1gls of water. (you can add more water if req.)
9. Boil in a low flame for 15 mins and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
10. U can have this with roti/ plain rice/ragi sangati (ragi rice)/pav.