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This Gravy which I prepared is for the Legume Love Affair But, I never posted it at all !!, Legummes/Lentils/dals are full of protiens. As children in schools we were taught that Proteins are the building blocks of a body, as we know we make our own proteins in liver, but to do this we need a good supply of proteins from our diet of amino acids which are derived from the proteins we eat. Thus it is very essential we eat good amount of protein rich diet, Proteins help in the building of muscles contributing to the shape of our body, ability to move, influences metabolism & helps to fight infections. Vegetarians like us should have adequate balance of proteins in our diet, vegetarian protiens include soya bean products, nuts, whole grains, lentils, beans, peas, seeds, brown rice & sprouted beans etc., even though the above said are particularly nutritious, they often cause abdominal wind are bloating of the stomach so, always remember to use ginger, garlic & asafoetida in your cooking which helps in good digestion and soak them if using dry forms for quite a long period of time before cooking.
But, some of the Lentils or Legumes do not need soaking at all, and they cook just like that !!.
This is a side dish I have made with these lentils & beans which is very nutritious.
SPROUTED GRAVY
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of sprouted whole Green gram, Brown gram, chick peas
- (hesaru kaalu, kadale kaalu, kabul kadale)
- 1 big potato
- 3 green chillies
- 4 to 5 sprigs of coriander leaves
To Grind
- 3 garlic pods
- 2 onions
- 1 tbsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp Dhania/coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp jeera/cumin powder
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 4 to 5 sprigs of mint leaves
- 1 tbsp of grated coconut
- 1/2'' ginger
- 1 tsp khus khus (ghasgase)/poppy seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
METHOD:
- Soak the dals overnight and then tie them in a thin cloth for around 24 hours and put something heavy on it, then the sprouts start coming up or if you have a sprouts maker, with the help of that according to its instructions make sprouts.
- chop onions into pieces and garlic and fry them in a tsp of oil for a few minutes then add washed mint leaves and fry them too.
- Then with all the other ingredients under to grind, put them all in a mixer and grind them to a smooth paste
- In a pressure cook all the dals and potato, with enough water & a little bit of salt in it
- Take a wok heat 2 to 3 tbsp of oil, add the slit green chillies and fry the masala paste in it, there is no need to fry for a long time to fry and take away the raw smell, as we have already fried the onion, garlic etc., so fry them for a 5 to 10 minutes in a low flame then add the cooked dals and salt to taste, to this gravy peel the husk of the potato and mash it nicely and add it to the gravy this helps the gravy to thicken
- Adjust the salt and garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with puris or chapatis
