Saturday, 12 September 2015

Muthira Thoran/ Horse Gram/ Indian Brown Lentils Stir-fry

Ingredients
3/4 cup Muthira/Kollu/Kanam/Horse Gram/Indian Brown lentils
½ Cup Onion ( chopped finely)
1/2 cup Coconut
1/2 tablespoon garlic

1/2 teaspoon Red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon Cumin Powder
3/4 teaspoon Salt or to taste
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 tablespoon Urad dal/ split black gram
2 no Red chilies
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon Coconut oil
3 cup water
2 sprig curry leaves.
How I made
Wash and soak the horse gram for overnight, next morning, cook them with 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker for about 4-5 whistles and set aside.
Heat coconut oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal and halved red chilies, when mustard seeds start splutter add chopped onion, garlic and green chili and fry for about 4-5 minutes. Then add cooked horse gram/brown lentils.
To this add turmeric powder, salt and cook for about 2-3 minutes.
Then add coconut, cumin powder and red chili powder and mix once and cook for another 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and enjoy with rice and gravy.

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