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Vaal Ki Usal ( Know Your Dals and Pulses )
Tarla Dalal
30 March, 2010
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Soaking Time
0
Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
25 Mins
Baking Time
0 Mins
Baking Temperature
0
Sprouting Time
0
Total Time
35 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
4 to 5 fresh kokum
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
5 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 cups soaked vaal (field beans/ butter beans)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
3 tsp chopped jaggery (gur)
2 tsp chilli powder
4 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
Method
- Soak the kokums in ¼ cup of warm water for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Mash it with your hands and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick kadhai and add the cumin seeds.
- When they crackle, add the asafoetida, curry leaves and ginger and sauté for a few seconds.
- Add the onions and sauté till they turn translucent, while stirring continuously.
- Add the vaal and 1 cup of water, cover and cook on a medium flame for 15 minutes.
- Add the turmeric powder, kokum mixture, jaggery, chilli powder, coriander and salt and simmer for another 5 minutes, stirring once in between. Serve hot.
Vaal Ki Usal ( Know Your Dals and Pulses ) recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 69 cal |
| Protein | 0.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8.1 g |
| Fiber | 0.3 g |
| Fat | 3.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 3.1 mg |
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Manju malgaonkar
April 12, 2016, 11:01 p.m.
My family enjoyed sweet and tangy taste to this vaal Bhirda/Usal.
