Kollu kadayal/Horse gram mashed gravy

Ingredients

1 cup of kollu/Horse gram

10 to 12 shallots

1 tomato

5green chilli

5 garlic pods

1string of curry leaves

1tbsp of coriander seeds

1/2tbsp of cumin seeds

Salt to taste

Oil as needed

Method

i have used dry kollu. So it takes little extra time to get cooked. (if you soak it overnight then it can be cooked easily) Clean it add to the pressure cooker with required water. A pinch of turmeric powder and 1 tbsp of cooking oil. Cook for 10 whistles. Once pressure down. Transfer to bowl and keep aside.

Heat oil in a cooker. Add the chopped shallots with greenchilli, garlic and curry leave. Sauté well until its done.

Add one chopped tomato. Cook well until it turns mushy.

Add the crushed coriander seeds and cumin seeds it gives nice flavour to the kulambu

Add the cooked dal with same water.

Add salt to taste. Cook for another 5 whistles. Once pressure down. Strain the water completely. Mash the dal using mathu. Once it's mashed add the drained water. Mix well.

yummy kollu kadayal is ready. Add to hot rice with a dallop of ghee. It tastes heavenly.

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