Recipe

Vatana Usal

Recipes/Vatana Usal

Maharashtrian spicy dried white peas curry with coconut

Prep

8 hrs

Cook

25 min

Serves

4

Level

easy

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white vatana, soaked overnight
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp coconut, grated
  • 1 tsp goda masala
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • Curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp oil

Method

  1. 1

    Pressure cook soaked vatana until tender but not mushy.

  2. 2

    Heat oil, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.

  3. 3

    Add onion and saute until translucent.

  4. 4

    Add turmeric, chili powder, goda masala and grated coconut.

  5. 5

    Add cooked vatana with some cooking water.

  6. 6

    Simmer 10 minutes and serve hot with pav or bhakri.

Made with this product

White Vatana
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White Vatana

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