Thursday, September 9, 2021

KadleKaaLu(kaala chana) Usli

 Happy Ganesha Chaturthi! 


Usli is a popular “prasada” at temples and made during festivals. It is basically cooked beans/legumes + spiced oggarane(tadka). I personally love them all, the one made with kadle(brown chickpeas) is my favorite. 


This also makes for a great after school snack. Do try! 


 



Ingredients

KadlekaaLu/ Brown Chick peas

Jaggery

Salt

Cilantro

Coconut - shredded 


Tadka

Oil - coconut for extra flavor

Mustard seeds

Urad dal

Hing 

Green chillies - according to taste

Ginger - finely chopped - optional 

Curry leaves




Method

Wash and soak kadlekaaLu is enough water overnight. Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles(I sometimes add jaggery and very little salt while pressure cooking). Alternately you can cook this in bean mode in InstaPot. 

Drain the water.


In a deep pan make tadka. Add coconut oil + mustard seeds. When it starts to sizzle add urad dal and hing. After the mustard seeds splutter, add finely chopped green chili, ginger and curry leaves(you can even pulse this in a mixie). Sauté till they are little fried. Add cooked and drained kaDlekaaLu. Add salt and jaggery. Toss well until everything comes together and the moisture is gone. Add finely chopped cilantro and shredded coconut. Mix well. Off the stove. 



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