Gram Curry (Pattholi)

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Gram Curry (Pattholi)

 

1 cup broken peeled green gram dal

2 green chiles

1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds

1/2 teaspoon bengal gram dal

1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds

1 stem curry leaves

5 tablespoons oil

1 pinch asafetida

1 teaspoon chile powder

salt to taste

 

Soak the green gram for 3 hours. Grind with 1/4 cup

water. Add green chiles, 1 tsp. cumin seeds and salt

and grind again.

Fry bengal gram dal, mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp. cumin

seeds, curry leaves and asafetida. Add green gram

mixture to the frying pan. Cook on low heat. Keep

stirring so it does not get burnt. Add chile powder.

Stir. Remove when dry.

This curry is an unusual accompaniment with chapatis

or rice.