First,wash the peas and masoor and soak them in water overnight. Add the soaked peas mix. 1/4th Cup Dry White Peas ( Vatana). 1/4th Cup Dry Green Peas. 4 Servings 1/4th Cup Dry White Peas ( Vatana). 1/4th Cup Dry Green Peas
kala vatana or dried black peas is a speciality from the Malvan region of Maharashtra. Dried black peas curry in tangy coconut and tomato sauce – A Malwani speciality
I should remember to tell my sis to get pav for me from Mumbai when she visits me soon…My mother always made a coconut based poached egg curry and at my in-laws place eggs are made in a curry with potatoes and peas
Today post for mega Blogging Marathon is from Maharashtra State - "Chawli Usal". Black-eyed peas / Karamani added to this curry, get their names from their characteristic appearance
Tuvar Lilva Usal With Tomatoes and Kanda Lasoon Masala tastes awesome. You can use other green beans like green peas (matar), fresh green gram/garbanzo beans (taza chana/ola harabhara) etc
yellow peas in plain water, after giving it a good wash, overnight. I like to give it a good soak in water that runs about an inch higher over the peas, because somehow I have realized I am not much of a fan of the idea of dry peas cooking in the pressure cooker, and I don't like the idea of adding baking soda to peas to cook it quicker
I made the usal much thicker than is normally served in Marathi restaurants and ideally, I would have liked to cook the tomatoes much more, which I shall do the next time I repeat this dish (this recipe is corrected to add the tomatoes earlier, if you prefer your tomatoes slightly raw, add the tomatoes to the mix when adding the cooked beans)
Potatoes are considered to be a comfort food when roasted, baked or mashed. It is not a seasonal veg as it is harvested somewhere every month of an year
Meena has her own formulas in making fish curry. She does not stick to conventional type curries, rather tries fusion of two or more, to come out with something entirely new
Green peas are excellent source of folic acid and vitamin C and help in developing immunity. So, sharing an easy recipe to make some Soya peas curry and hope you all have a Happy Sunday
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