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Matki usal recipe
US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml)
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Indian, Maharashtrian
Prep Time
1
day
8
hours
Cook Time
30
minutes
Total Time
1
day
8
hours
30
minutes
Servings
4
Servings
Calories
183
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
For pressure cooking:
▢
½
cup
Moth beans (matki)
will give 2 cups sprouted beans
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1 small
Potatoes
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2 ½
cups
Water
▢
¼
teaspoon
Turmeric powder
For matki usal recipe:
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1 ½
tablespoons
Oil
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½
teaspoon
Mustard seeds
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a pinch
Hing (Asafoetida)
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5-6
Curry leaves
▢
1
cup
Red onion
finely chopped
▢
2
teaspoons
Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
▢
2
teaspoons
Garlic paste or freshly grated
▢
Salt to taste
▢
2
teaspoons
Red chili powder
▢
2
teaspoons
Goda masala
▢
½
cup
Water
▢
2
teaspoons
Lemon juice
Instructions
Making matki sprouts:
Wash the moth beans under running cold water till water runs clear.
Soak the beans in enough water for 8 hours or overnight.
Drain the water and take beans in the damp cloth or man’s handkerchief. Tie up the cloth and put in the bowl.
Cover the bowl. Keep it in the warm and dark place for one day. Within one day it will get sprouted well.
Pressure cooking the beans and potato:
Wash the sprouted beans well.
Take into the pressure cooker with 1 small potato.
Add 2 ½ cups of water and a pinch of turmeric powder.
Cover with lid, put the weight on and turn the heat on medium.
Pressure cook it on medium heat for 1 whistle.
Let the pressure go down by itself and open the lid.
Take out the boiled potato and drain the beans.
Peel the potato and cut into small cubes.
Making matki usal:
Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds and let them pop.
Then saute in curry leaves for few seconds.
Add onions and sprinkle some salt. Cook it till onions get light brown and soft.
Saute ginger paste and garlic paste for a minute or till the raw smell goes away.
Add Red chili powder and goda masala. Mix well and cook for a minute.
Add cubed potato, moth beans and ½ cup of water.
Mix well and let it simmer for 4-5 minutes.
Squeeze some lemon juice.
Turn off the stove
Nutrition
Calories:
183
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
26.7
g
|
Protein:
7.2
g
|
Fat:
6
g
|
Saturated Fat:
0.9
g
|
Cholesterol:
0
mg
|
Sodium:
322
mg
|
Potassium:
581
mg
|
Fiber:
3.3
g
|
Sugar:
1.9
g
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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