Matki Usal (Sprouted Moth Bean Curry)

Matki usal is a spicy moth bean curry prepared in Maharashtrian style. It has two variants, with onion garlic and without. This is with onion garlic.

Measurement: 1 Cup = 180 ml
Serves: 2 - 3

Ingredients:

1. Matki (moth beans) - 1/3 cup
2. Onion (chopped) - 1 medium
3. Tomato (chopped) - 1 large
4. Garlic (crushed - 6 to 8 cloves
5. Fresh / dry coconut (grated) - 2 tbsp
6. Roasted & peeled peanuts - handful
7. Kolhapuri masala - 2 to 3 tsp
8. Kashmiri mirchi powder - 1/2 tsp
9. Chilly powder - as per your requirement
10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
11. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
12. Cumin seeds - 1/8 tsp
13. Hing - 1 pinch
14. Oil - 1 tbsp
15. Corriander leaves - for garnishing.
16. Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Wash and soak matki for 7 to 8 hrs. 
• Drain and tie it with a muslin cloth and keep it for at least 10 hrs for sprouting.
• Pressure cook matki with little salt till 1 whistle.
• Dry roast coconut and grind it with peanuts (without water), keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic and hing.
• Add onion and stir fry till onion turns golden brown.
• Add kolhapuri masala, turmeric powder and kashmiri mirchi powder and stir fry for 5 seconds.
• Add tomatoes and stir fry till tomato turns mushy.
• Add ground mixture and stir fry for a min.
• Add cooked matki, mix well.
• Add 1 to 2 cups of water as per your requirement.
• Add salt and stir well.
• Check the taste and add chilly powder as per your requirement.
• Simmer for 5 min.
• Garnish with corriander leaves.
• Serve with jowar bhakri / chapati / roti / rice.

Tip:

• If you don't have kolhapuri masala, then add 1 tsp kanda lasun masala or 1 1/2 tsp garam masala.
• You may use this usal for making misal.