Thursday, July 17, 2014

Pigeon Peas (Tuvar) Curry

Pigeon Peas (Tuvar) can be prepared in many different way. We can make subji using fresh green pigeon peas and also make it as cereals when they are dry.
Today I am going to share with you dry pigeon peas recipe which you can serve with rice, roti, paratha, etc.


 For making Pigeon Peas curry you will need:-
1 cup dry soaked and boiled  pigeon peas (available in Indian grocery stores)
2-3 curry leaves
salt to taste
2 tablespoon jaggery
1-1/2 teaspoon red chilly powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon coriander and cumin powder
2 teaspoon gram flour
Mustard seeds 
2 tablespoon oil
1/2 lemon juice
 

Take 3/4 cup of dry pigeon peas and soak in water for 5-6 hours. They will turn into 1 cup after soaking. Remove all the excess water and then pressure cook it with 3 cups of water upto 6-7 whistles. Allow it to cool down. Remove all the water from it. Take a pan and then add oil to it and add mustard seeds, allow mustard seeds to crackle. Add curry leaves and then add gram flour to it and saute it for few seconds. Then add boiled pigeon peas to it and add salt, jaggery, red chilly powder, cumin and coriander powder and lemon juice. Add  a little less than half cup of water to it. Allow it to simmer for 10 minutes. Your pigeon peas curry is ready to serve. Garnish with lemon wedge or onion.

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