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Usal (A Mung-Bean Curry)
Usal (A Mung-Bean Curry)
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Beans, Vegetarian
Ingredients List
- 1 c Mung beans - cooked
- - (Save the water)
- 1 md Onion - chopped fine
- 1 1"piece of ginger - grated
- 3 Garlic cloves - minced
- 1 md Tomato - chopped
- 1 ts Cumin seeds
- 1 Green chile (opt); chopped
- 1 ts Cayenne (optional/to taste)
- 1 pn Turmeric
- 1/2 ts Cumin powder; -AND-
- 1 ts Coriander powder; -OR-
- 1 ts -curry powder
Directions
GARNISH
Lemon juice
Cilantro; chopped
2 ts Oil
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.
Lemon juice
Cilantro; chopped
2 ts Oil
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.
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