Green gram sprouts curry | Mulaikattiya payaru kulambu | Sprouted Moong dal gravy

Cuisine Style: Tamilnadu, south india | Preparation&Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Curry,Gravy, kuzhambu | Take with : Rice, paratha, puttu, idli, dosa, chapatti, roti, pongal

Ingredients

• Green gram sprouts [mulaikattiya pachai payaru, matki sprouts] – 1 cup
• Sambar onion [shallots] – 5 [peeled, chopped]
• Garlic – 2 cloves [mashed]
• Green chilli – 1 or 2
• Dry red chilli - 1
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ¼ tsp
• Roasted cumin powder – ½ tbsp
• Roasted Coriander powder – ½ tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram – ½ tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Jaggery – ½ tsp [grated]
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Method

• For sprouts:-Wash & soak green gram over night. Then drain water & place it in a hot box, cover it & leave it overnight.
• Pressure cook Green gram sprouts for 1 whistle.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, let it splutter. Then add Bengal gram & urad dal sauté.
• Add onion, garlic sauté till light brown.
• Add curry leaves, dry red chilli & green chilli sauté
• Add pressure cooked Green gram sprouts, turmeric powder & red chilli powder let it boil.
• Add cumin powder, coriander powder & salt let it boil.
• Finally add jaggery mix well then cut off heat serve hot with rice, chapatti, paratha, puttu, idiyappam, idli or dosa

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