Mung Usli | Hesarukaalu Usli | Usli Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
- ½ Cup mung beans/hesarukaalu
- ¼ Cup groundnuts
- ½ Tbsp oil
- ½ Tsp mustard
- ¼ Tsp jeera
- A pinch of hing/asafoetida
- 2 chopped green chillies
- Few curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- ½ Cup freshly grated coconut
- Chopped coriander
- Juice of half a lime/lemon
- Take the mung beans in a bowl. Rinse with water twice and discard it
- Add 2 Cups fresh water and bring to a simmering boil
- Once the mung beans are half cooked, add groundnuts. Add little more water if required
- While mung and groundnuts are cooking, make tadka with oil, mustard and jeera
- Add green chillies and curry leaves and fry for a few seconds
- To the cooked mung add salt to taste and freshly grated coconut. Mix well
- Next pour the tadka and mix well
- Add chopped coriander
- Squeeze in lime or lemon juice. Give a quick mix and let it steam for a minute or so
- Serve with freshly grated coconut on top
When making tadka add chopped onions if you want and saute till onions turn soft
Reduce grated coconut by half if you want
Mung and groundnuts can be cooked in pressure cooker as well for 3-4 whistles
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/mung-usli/
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