Usal (Yellow peas and potato curry) #mycookbook
Usal (Yellow peas and potato curry) #mycookbook

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Great recipe for Usal (Yellow peas and potato curry) #mycookbook. Usal Pav is a traditional Maharashtrian dish that is nutritious and delicious to taste. Usal is a spicy curry prepared using boiled potato, white peas, grated coconut spiced with red chili powder, cumin powder, green chilies and a zest of lemon juice. Add the curry powder, paprika, cayenne, cumin, allspice, ginger, salt, and pepper.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have usal (yellow peas and potato curry) #mycookbook using 23 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Usal (Yellow peas and potato curry)

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  1. Prepare 4 handfuls yellow peas
  2. Get 1/2 cup fresh/dry coconut
  3. Prepare 1 cup finely chopped onion
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
  5. Prepare 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  6. Make ready 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  7. Make ready or
  8. Make ready 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
  9. Get 3 cups water
  10. Get 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
  11. Get 1/2 cup peeled and diced potatoes
  12. Prepare 3 tablespoons cooking oil
  13. Prepare Whole Spices
  14. Make ready 1 inch cinnamon stick
  15. Take 1 bay leaf
  16. Take 1 star spice
  17. Prepare 3-4 cloves
  18. Take Powder Spices
  19. Get 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  20. Make ready 1 teaspoon chilli powder
  21. Get 1 tablespoon garam masala
  22. Make ready 1 tablespoon coriander powder
  23. Prepare Salt as per taste

When you're there, add the carrots, potatoes, and minced garlic. This potato and yellow split pea curry is a great meal for those lazy days. It not only takes very little effort but it is also full of healthy ingredients. Plus it is a one pot/pan meal so minimal clean up is required.

Steps to make Usal (Yellow peas and potato curry)

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  1. Soak 4 handfuls of yellow peas for 6-8 hours or overnight. (4 handfuls =4 people)
  2. Add 1 cup of water to 1/2 a cup of fresh/dry coconut and blend into a smooth paste and keep it aside.
  3. In a pressure cooker, heat 3 tablespoons of oil.
  4. Add in the whole spices carefully, as they tend to pop out because of the hot oil.
  5. Add in a cup of finely chopped onions and sauté till they get translucent
  6. Add in a teaspoon of minced garlic and a teaspoon of minced ginger or a tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste and mix well
  7. When the raw smell of the ginger and garlic fade away, add in 1/2 a cup of finely chopped tomatoes and mix well.
  8. Add in all the powder spices and salt. Mix well.
  9. Add in a tablespoon of cilantro leaves
  10. Add in the coconut paste and mix well.
  11. Add in 1 cup of water and give it a good mix.
  12. Add in the diced potatoes and the soaked and drained yellow peas.
  13. Add in two cups of water, mix well and wait till it bubbles well.
  14. When it starts bubbling, put on the lid and cook for 4 whistles.
  15. Let the cooker cool down by itself and then open it.
  16. Garnish with cilantro leaves
  17. Serve with steamed rice or chappatis. Check my recipe for Chappatis (Indian flat bread)
  18. Enjoy 😉👍🏻

It not only takes very little effort but it is also full of healthy ingredients. Plus it is a one pot/pan meal so minimal clean up is required. Let me show you how I made it then we'll talk health benefits. With its velvety coconut sauce, this new potato and pea curry makes a comforting spring recipe that's light and warming at the same time. Plus, this is a great recipe to make at the beginning of.

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