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Wholesome & Healthy Horse gram Dish

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Soak Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 35 minutes
Course: Breakfast, lunch, Salads, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: south indian
Keyword: gluten-free, guggillu, healthy breakfast, high energy source, high protein, horsegram water, Protein rich, ulavalu, weight-loss, whole grain, wholesome
Servings: 3
Author: Sireesha

Ingredients

  • ½ cup horse-gram / ulavalu / hurule muthera soak overnight and sprouted
  • 5 tbsp peanuts soak for 4 hours
  • 4 tsp oil
  • 3 tbsp onion chopped
  • 2 tbsp carrot chopped
  • ¼ cup bell pepper any color
  • 3 tbsp fresh coconut greated
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • cilantro to garnish
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp jeera/cumin powder
  • ¼ tsp red chilly powder
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste

Instructions

  • Rinse ½ cup horse gram thoroughly, then soak it overnight. Drain the water and cover with a cotton cloth and leave it aside for 2 days to allow sprouting.
  • When you are ready to prepare the dish, soak the peanuts for 4 hours.
  • Heat a pan, add 4 tsp oil, add 1 tsp each chana dal and urad dal, ½ tsp each mustard seeds & cumin seeds.
  • Once the dals turn golden, add chopped onions, 1 tsp ginger paste and 4 slit green chillies.
  • When the onions become translucent, add soaked peanuts and ½ cup water. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add sprouted horse gram and 1 cup of water. Cover and cook till horse gram becomes soft. (Note: you may use the pressure cooker to cook peanuts and horse gram)
  • Add 2 tbsp chopped carrots, ¼ cup chopped bell peppers, few curry leaves, turmeric, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp jeera powder, ¼ tsp red chilly powder and 1 tsp salt. Mix well and cook till the veggies become little soft.
    Note: You may adjust the spices to your taste.
  • Garnish with grated fresh coconut, lime juice and cilantro.
  • Serve it as a breakfast or lunch.

Notes

  1. Using the pressure cooker or hawkins or instant pot for horse gram and peanuts can expedite the cooking process.
  2. You may adjust the spices to your taste.
  3. You may add other veggies like sweet potato, celery, beans,...
  4. Make sure the horse gram is well cooked.