RAW THATTA PAYIR, HALASANDE KALU GRAVY

 INGREDIENTS:-

1. Raw cowpea          1 cup              
2. Small onion           1/2 cup
3. Tomato                  6 nos
4. Turmeric               1 tsp
5. Chilly powder       2 tsp
6. Dhania powder     1 tbsp
7. Sambar powder    1 tbsp
8. Rasam powder     1 tbsp
9. Salt                       3 tsp
10. Curry masala        1 tbsp
11. Coriander leaves   handful
12. Water                    5 cups

FOR GRINDING:-

1. Coconut               1/2 cup
2. Poppy seeds         1 tsp
3. Roasted gram       2 tbsp
4. Red chilies           5
5. Garlic                   10 pods
6. Ginger                  1/4"

FOR SEASONING:-

1. Mustard seeds       1 tsp
2. Urad dhal              1 tsp
3. Bengal gram         1 tsp
4. Curry leaves         few
5. Oil                        1/4 cup

METHOD:-

• Cut onion, tomatoes, grind masala to a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a pressure pan, add seasoning, splutter mustard, fry dhal, and curry leaves.
• Saute onion, add tomatoes fry until it is cooked and mashed well.
• Add cowpea and fry, add turmeric, chilly, sambar, rasam, dhania, and curry masala powders.
• Fry for a minute, add ground paste and fry.
• Add water and bring to boil and cook for 4 whistles.
• After pressure settles down open, stir and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice. Refer the masala powders from this blog