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A Tale Of Two Curries ~Part Two

Alka Keswani — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:49:29 +0000

Sorry folks, I know I took way too much of time to finish this tale. But then better late than never, isn’t it? Now without any Blah Blah (Oh how much I dislike this expression of relief on your face upon hearing this ! ) let’s jump over to the Recipe Recap: Hubby and myself preferred the Raanh in two different curries. After cooking Black Eyed Beans or Raanh in Tomato base curry for Dear Hubby, I went ahead to treat my taste buds with Raanh in Onion Based Curry. Print A Tale Of Two Curries ~Part Two Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 50 mins Serves: 2-3 An easy Indian curry recipe of Black eyed beans Ingredients Raanh (Black Eyed Beans) 1 cup Onions 2 Tomatoes 2 small sized Green chillies 2-3 (As per taste) Ginger a tiny piece Salt Turmeric powder ¼ tsp( a bit less) Coriander Powder ½ tsp Oil 1 tbsp (or less) Method Pick, rinse several times with water and soak Raanh in water for 6-8 hours Later discard the water if it is frothy and rinse 1-2 times again In a pressure cooker add 1 tbsp of oil and add chopped onions Keep stirring at intervals till onions turn brownish in colour Add chopped tomatoes,finely chopped ginger, green chillies, turmeric powder and coriander powder Mix well till tomato gets cooked, add about 1 cup of water and close the lid of pressure cooker and wait for 3 whistles Put off the gas and let the cooker cool down Open the lid, whisk the mixture properly with the wooden whisk (Mandhiyaro) Note: If you wish, then after the onions get browned, you can grind it along with tomatoes and chillies and then cook this mixture.That way the chunks of onions will not be visible in curry, since many prefer smooth gravies Add soaked beans and salt and mix properly .Add some water (about 2 cups) and again close the lid and wait for 2-4 whistles( Yeah that will be the variation of cooking time needed for beans depending upon quality and soaking time). The beans generally take longer time to cook in onion gravy than tomato gravies (My observation). So better check out after 2 whistles and decide how much more the beans need to be cooked Adjust the consistency of gravy and serve it garnished with coriander leaves Goes well with white steamed rice but i served it with some Rotis and tomato+cucumber+onion salad 2.2.1

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Moong(Green Grams)

Alka Keswani — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:13:38 +0000

I am a self proclaimed Dal lover and I love to make a different one daily! I enjoy the feeling of having FILLING FOOD, when I eat dal, rice, roti, subzi combo. Hence I am actually not very fond of Moong, coz this one doesn’t go with rice:-( Moong or green gram are a storehouse of proteins.Moreover, the nutritious value of the moong increases many folds when these beans are sprouted.So don’t forget to include these green pearls in your regular diet My hubby likes Moong plain and bland,while my son and myself prefer a more spicier version.So I end up making Moong twice in a week, one his way and one my way;-).And still it has to be accompanied with some dry Subzi or atleast a Jowar flour DODA (recipe coming soon). Fussy eater …who me????. No way….I am just an innocent person, whose taste buds have been pampered (read…spoiled) by her mother!! Now considering how bias I am about spicy things, I would naturally share with you all my version of moong…..As usual hubby dear can wait…isn’t it?? Print Moong(Green Grams) Rating 1.0 from 1 reviews Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 2 Healthy Moong or green gram cooked in traditional sindhi style Ingredients Moong (Green gram) 1 cup Onion 1 small Garlic 5-6 cloves Ginger Tomatoes 2 Green chillies 2-3 Salt Turmeric powder ¼ tspn Garam masala powder ½ tspn Oil 2-3 tspns Curry leaves 5-6 Cumin seeds 1 tspn Method Soak moong in water for few hours (could be made instantly,without soaking) Rinse them properly 6 -8 times Now in a pressure cooker add some oil, add ginger garlic paste,and saute for few seconds Add chopped onions and fry for some more time Add chopped tomatoes before the onion turns brown in colour Add chopped green chillies, salt, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and mix well Now add moong, some water(2-3 cups) and mix Close the lid of cooker and wait for atleast 3 whistles if moong are previously soaked or else for 8-9 whistles if they aren't soaked If required, whisk the moong with a wooden whisker (mathni) Now heat 1tsp of oil and add curry leaves and cumin seeds and wait till cumin seeds change colour Immediately add this tempering to cooked moong and mix well Adjust the water consistency and simmer for few minutes Serve hot with rotis or phulkas or Doda 2.2.1

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