Mochai Payaru Gravy / Field Beans Gravy ver 1

Field beans seeds contain 22% protein, 2% fat, 61% carbohydrate (includes 5% fiber) as well as adequate levels of all vitamins and minerals. 

Ingredients:

Dry mochai payaru / field beans – 1 cup / 200gm

Tomato – 1 or 2

Salt – as per taste

Garlic – 5

Brinjal – 5

Drumstick – 1 whole cut into small

Chilli powder / sambar powder – 2 tblspn

Turmeric powder – ½ spn

Tamarind water - ½ small cup or as per taste.

To grind masala paste:

Coconut pieces – ½ cup

Cumin seeds – 1 spn

Garlic – 1 piece

Shallots / small onion – 50 gm

To temper:

Oil – 50 ml 

Fenugreek seeds – ½ t-spn

Mustard seeds – 1 t-spn 

Curry leaves – few

Shallots / small onion – 50 gm

Preparation:

Soak mochai payaru/field beans over night, then wash and add in cooker, add water till beans cover . Cook it for 1 whistle, then slow the flame and cook for 15 mins.

Add brinjal, garlic, drumstick, tomato pieces, add turmeric powder and salt close the lid and cook it for 1 whistle.

Open and Grind coconut,cumin,garlic first, then roast oions and grind it into fine paste

 add the masala paste, chilli or sambar powder, tamarind water in, mix it well and add ½ glass of water, cook for 7 mins stir occasionally.

Then temper it, heat oil add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves onion sauté well add it in gravy, mix. Serve it with hot rice.