Usal (a mung-bean curry)
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 c Mung beans - cooked 1 Green chile (opt); chopped - (Save the water) 1 ts Cayenne (optional/to taste)
- 1 md Onion - chopped fine 1 pn Turmeric
- 1 1"piece of ginger - grated 1/2 ts Cumin powder; -AND-
- 3 Garlic cloves - minced 1 ts Coriander powder; -OR-
- 1 md Tomato - chopped 1 ts -curry powder
- 1 ts Cumin seeds
Instructions:
----------------------------------GARNISH---------------------------------- Lemon juice 2 ts Oil Cilantro; chopped Method: Heat oil. Add cumin seeds green chile. After seeds pop add onions ginger garlic. Saute till onions are pink. Add tomato - saute some more. Add the spice powders. Fry briefly. Add mung beans. and may be a cup of water. Salt to taste. Let simmer gently for 10-15 mins. Granish. Serve with rice/flat breads. Freezes well. From: IN%"vyju@EE.ECN.PURDUE.EDU" 3-FEB-1993 09:39:02.44 vyju manian
