Mixed kathol recipe - The simple and EASY recipe made using mixture of beans like white and black chana, whole urad, red kidney beans.
Kathol is the Gujarati word of beans/legumes. As the name says ‘Mixed kathol’ This is nothing but a curry made from mixed beans in tomato gravy. At home we call it mix kathol nu shaak.
This is my mother-in-law’s recipe. That is the reason, this is Jain recipe (no onion no garlic recipe). I have shared here more recipes from her - Jain punjabi chole, kala chana curry, rasiya muthia.
This is must make recipe during the Paryushana festival in my family. During that week, we do not eat fresh vegetables except tomatoes. That time dried beans or dal comes to the rescue and makes filling meal. If I am making during this festival, I skip green chilies and coriander leaves.
Here I have used ghee while tempering. It gives good flavors. But you can use oil as well.
Addition of whole urad makes the dish creamy. It also helps to make thick gravy.
Check out more beans curry recipes
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How to make mixed kathol recipe (Step by Step Photos):
1) Take all the beans (white chana, kala chana, rajma and whole urad). Wash them under running cold water till water runs clear.
2) Soak them in enough water for 8 hours or overnight.
3) After the soaking time they have got bigger in size. Drain and discard the soaking water. Take the beans into pressure cooker add fresh 2 cups of water.
4) Cover the cooker with lid, put the weight on. Cook it for 2 whistles on high, then lower the heat and cook for 20 minutes. Then turn off the stove. Let the pressure go down by itself and open the lid. They should be soft and cooked perfectly.
5) Heat the oil or ghee in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds and let them pop.
6) Then add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
7) Now add chopped green chilies and cook for 30 seconds.
8) Add chopped tomatoes. Sprinkle the salt and mix.
9) Cook till tomatoes are soft and mushy. Mash them using back of the spoon/spatula slightly.
10) Now add turmeric powder, red chili powder and cumin-coriander powder.
11) Mix well and cook for 1 minute. You will notice fat is releasing from the sides.
12) Now add cooked beans with its water.
13) Mix well. If needed, you can add extra water to make liking consistency.
14) Let it simmer for 4-5 minutes on low.
15) Gravy should be thick, not watery. If it is too watery then let it simmer for little more time. taste it and see if you need more salt or not.
16) Now add lemon juice and mix.
17) Lastly add chopped coriander leaves.
18) Mix well. Turn off the stove.
Mixed kathol is ready to serve. If not serving right away then keep it covered. So it stays warm till the time of serving.
Serving suggestion: Serve this mixed beans curry with plain rice or jeera rice. It can be served with roti or paratha as well. Serve kachumber and chaas on side as a meal.
Notes:
- What if you forgot to soak the beans? Here is the quick soaking tip: take washed beans and plenty of water in a sauce pan. Turn the heat on HIGH and let it come to a boil and then continue boiling for 5 minutes. Then turn off the stove. Cover the pan with lid and let it rest for 1 hour. When you take a look at beans after 1 hour, they will be same as overnight soaked.
- For the variation, you can mix and match different beans. You can use whole green moong dal, moth beans, black eyed peas (chawli), dried peas. The bottom line is use total 1 cup for this recipe measurement.
- You can make this with sprouted beans as well. If so, you may not need to pressure cook for this longer period of time. Adjust the cooking time accordingly.
Mixed kathol recipe (Jain recipe)
Ingredients
Pressure cooking the beans:
- ¼ cup Dry Kala chana (black chickpeas or desi chana)
- ¼ cup Dried white chickpeas (Chole or kabuli chana or safed chana)
- ¼ cup Rajma (Red kidney beans)
- ¼ cup Whole urad dal
- 2 cups Water for pressure cooking
Making mixed kathol recipe:
- 1-2 tablespoons Ghee (clarified butter) or Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 Green chilies finely chopped
- 2 medium or 1 ¼ cups Tomato finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons Red chili powder
- 2 teaspoons Cumin-coriander powder
- 2 teaspoons Lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves finely chopped
Instructions
Soaking and pressure cooking beans:
- Take all the beans and wash them under running cold water till water runs clear.
- Soak them in enough water for 8 hours or overnight.
- After the soaking time they have got bigger in size. Drain and discard the soaking water.
- Take the beans into pressure cooker add fresh 2 cups of water.
- Cover the cooker with lid, put the weight on.
- Cook it for 2 whistles on high, then lower the heat and cook for 20 minutes. Then turn off the stove.
- Let the pressure go down by itself and open the lid. They should be soft and cooked perfectly.
Making jain mixed kathol recipe:
- Heat the oil or ghee in a pan on medium heat.
- Once hot add mustard seeds and let them pop.
- Then add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
- Now add chopped green chilies and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add chopped tomatoes. Sprinkle the salt and mix.
- Cook till tomatoes are soft and mushy. Mash them using back of the spoon/spatula slightly.
- Now add turmeric powder, red chili powder and cumin-coriander powder.
- Mix well and cook for 1 minute.
- Now add cooked beans with its water.
- Mix well. If needed, you can add extra water to make liking consistency.
- Let it simmer for 4-5 minutes on low.
- Now add lemon juice and mix.
- Lastly add chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
- Turn off the stove.
this looks like an interesting recipe. i have heard about kathol but never tried it. it must be so nutritious and looks tasty too.
Yes Dassana, it is nutritious and yummy. Do try some time, I am sure you will like it.
Nice and healthy dish. I often cook the beans separately but like the idea of cooking them together.
Do try mixed beans. it is very delicious.
Your dish looks very good and healthy too and with the rice it's really something everyone will love.
Thanks. It is perfect with rice. and for sure this is very healthy.
Protein packed dish, healthy and inviting.
Thank you Priya 🙂
yummy. i didnt know this was called kathol and fm pic it did seem assortment of beans. its delicious
was trying to see ur coming up but i dont know cant see. delicious kathol and very heavy with all those beans
Kathol is Gujarati word and it means Beans. Yes it is really healthy and full of protein.