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

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

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

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

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