Ulava Charu Recipe - Spicy Andhra Horse Gram Rasam
Ulava Charu Recipe is a authentic Andhra recipe where you cook the horse gram in a rasam form. The Horse gram is cooked by itself in a pressure cooker and then immersed in a flavourful onion, tomato and coconut base not to forget the red chillies that lend the apt amount of heat into this dish.
Ingredients
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1 cup Horse Gram Dal (Kollu/ Kulith)
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uncooked
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To make the Charu Masala
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1 Onion
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chopped
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1 Tomato
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chopped
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1 Green Chillies
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3 Dry Red Chillies
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1/3 cup Fresh coconut
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grated
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Curry leaves
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handful
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1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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Salt
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to taste
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1 tablespoon Oil
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For the tadka
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1 teaspoon Oil
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1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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2 sprig Curry leaves
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1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
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1 Dry Red Chilli
Instructions
Step 1
To begin with the Ulava Charu Recipe, wash and soak the horse gram overnight
Step 2
The next morning, transfer the soaked and drained horse gram into a pressure cooker with 1 cup of water, for 4-5 whistles
Step 3
Ensure the horse gram is boiled well
Step 4
Turn off the heat and allow the pressure to release naturally
Step 5
Open the pressure cooker and set the boiled horse gram aside
Step 6