Kolluparuppu thuvayal (Horsegram Chutney)

Horsegram is a crop grown in wide range of adverse climatic conditions. It has a lots of health benefits like treating common cold and fever, digestion, weight loss, diabetes, asthma, menstrual problems, constipation, kidney stones, ulcers and piles.

Cooking time: 35 mins

Serving: 3

Ingredients:

Horsegram - 1/4 cup
Onion - 2 tbsn (chopped)
Tomato - 1/2 ( chopped)
Garlic - 1( big cloves, chopped)
Red chilli - 3
Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
Coriander seeds - 1 tspn
Tamarind - a small pinch
Turmeric - 1/4 tspn
Sesame oil - 2tspn
Curry leaves - few
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Grab all the ingredients.

2. Wash the horsegram twice and cook in a pressure cooker with 3 cups of water and turmeric for 10 whistles.

3. Once the pressure is released filter the water from the horsegram and keep it aside for preparing Horsegram rasam.

4. Heat a pan. Add oil. Add cumin seeds and coriander seeds.

5. Once it splutters add onions, red chillies, garlic, curry leaves and saute for a minute.

6. Add tomato and saute for a minute.

7. Now add this sauted mixture to the horsegram. Add tamarind and salt.

8. Grind the above mixture in a mixer jar coarsely.

9. Enjoy the thuvayal with a dollop of ghee or sesame oil in hot rice with few vathal or vadaams.

Notes:

You can have this thuvayal and rasam together for a yummy taste.