Madike kaalu usli | Matki usal | Moth bean sundal
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 1 big bowl
 
Hot, spicy and nutritious madike kaalu usli/matki usal/moth bean sundal
Ingredients
  • ¼ heaped Cup or 50 gm~ madike/moth beans/matki
  • ¼ Cup raw groundnuts/shenga/kadalebeeja/moongphali
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ Cup grated coconut
  • ⅛ Cup finely chopped coriander
  • 1 Tsp oil
  • ½ Tsp mustard
  • ½ Tsp jeera
  • A pinch of asafoetida/hing
  • 1 chopped green chilli
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • Juice of half a lemon
Method
  1. Wash and soak madike kaalu/moth beans for atleast 8 hours or overnight
  2. After 8 hours drain off water and add fresh water to cover the moth beans, bring to a boil
  3. When they become steaming hot, add groundnuts
  4. Cook till moth beans are soft and groundnuts change colour and are cooked
  5. Add salt. Cover and let them keep warm or steamed
  6. In a pan, heat oil, add jeera and mustard. Let them splutter
  7. Add hing
  8. Add curry leaves, green chillies and fry them. This is the tadka
  9. When moth beans are completely steamed add grated coconut and chopped coriander. Mix and keep heating
  10. Add tadka and mix well
  11. Squeeze in lemon juice and mix well
  12. When there is little water left turn off heat
  13. Serve hot with grated coconut and chopped coriander on top. It can be served with poha/avalakki or on its own as prasad/prasada during festivals
Notes
Freshly popped groundnuts from a pod can also be added. They give a very nice earthy and fresh taste
Moth beans can also be cooked in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles. But they cook really fast and well outside directly on the hob
Adjust water as you want, exact measurement is not required. Check and add more if required
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/madike-usli/