GHUGNI

GHUGNI                                  Number of portions- 4

Sno            Ingredients                 Quantity

1                    Dried yellow peas      200 gms

2                    Oil                               30 ml

3                    Onions                        50 gms

4                    Cumin seeds               1 teaspoon

5                    Bayleaf                        1

6                    Ginger                         15 gms

7                    Turmeric Pwd           ½ tsp

8                    Red chilli pwd            ½ tsp

9                    Black Salt                   a pinch

10                Lemon juice                20 ml

11                Tomatoes                   75 gms

12                Coconut                      1

13                Roasted Cumin pwd a pinch for garnish

14                Coriander Leaves       for garnish

15                Green chillies                         4

16                Salt                              to taste

Methods

1.      Soak the dried yellow peas for 8 hrs.

2.      Finely chop ginger, onions, green chilies and roughly chop tomatoes.

3.      Heat oil in pot/ cooker, add cumin and let it crackle add onions, ginger, tomatoes and fry till golden. ( retain half of onions, tomatoes, green chilies for garnishing)

4.      Add the soaked peas and enough water to boil.     

5.      Add salt, red chilly pwd, turmeric pwd. Boil till the peas are tender and soft. ( don’t overboil to make them mushy or too soft)

6.      Adjust seasoning; serve in a bowl topped with chopped tomatoes, onions, green chilies, grated coconut and chopped coriander.

7.      Sprinkle cumin pwd and black pwd and serve hot.