Harbharyachi Usal
Harabharyachi Usal is a Maharashtrian dish made with garbanzo beans, these beans could be either green or brown.
Ingredients
- 3 cup shelled fresh garbanzo beans / 1dried green garbanzo beans soaked overnight
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- Salt to taste
- Marble-sized ball jaggery grated
- 1/2 cup fresh coconut grated
- 3 tsp tamarind pulp
Seasoning
- 2 tbsp oil
- 3/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Pinch asafoetida
Garnish
- coriander leaves
- coconut
- chillies
Instructions
- If using dried beans, cook with 3 cups of water, with salt until tender.
- Alternatively use a pressure cooker, one whistle and then simmer for 10mins.
- Drain and set aside.
- For fresh beans, simply rinse underwater.
- Heat oil.
- Add mustard seeds, stir in ginger garlic paste and asafoetida.
- Add turmeric powder and immediately add the beans.
- Saute for 3-4 minutes.
- Add 1/2 cup of water and cook, so that the seasoning is absorbed by the beans.
- Stir occasionally.
- Mix in the coriander, cumin powder, salt and jaggery. Cook for another 5-7 minutes.
- Finally, add the coconut and tamarind and again cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Add water as required.
- This can be served as a dry snack or as a curry with gravy.
- Garnish with coconut, coriander and chillies.
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