GHUGUNI (ODISHA STYLE) (DRY YELLOW PEAS CURRY)

Ingredients :-

Yellow Dried Peas - 1 cup

Onion chopped - 1 no.

Ginger-Garlic Crushed - 1 tsp

Green Chilly chopped - 2 nos.

Tomato chopped - 2 nos.

Chopped Coriander leaves

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry Red Chilly - 1 no.

A Pinch of Hing (Asafoetida)

Salt to taste

Cooking Oil / Mustard oil - 2 tsp

Method :-

Soak the dry peas in water for over night or max. 3-4 hrs. Pressure cook it with a little salt on a medium flame. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin n mustard seeds, a dry red chilly, when it start to splutters, add chopped onion, ginger-garlic chopped, green chilly, hing and saute for a while. Add cumin-coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook well. Next, add the boiled peas with a 1/2 cup water and let it cook for more 3-4 minutes. Garnish chopped coriander leaves and Serve with Bara, Pitha, Roti, Rice or with any of your choice dish.