Alasande Bee Ani Knol-Khol Ghalnu Koddel ( Moo-Cow Peas/Black-Eyed Peas Too Turnip Inward Kokosnoot Sauce).

In my kitchen all kinds of cuisines are cooked.But every straight off in addition to and hence I instruct nostalgic for my childhood food. My woman raise e'er made 1 curry(randayi) in addition to rice. She was simplicity at it's best. Today I was craving for Alasande bea( moo-cow peas or black-eyed peas) koddel. I had 1 knol- khol ( turnip) left inwards the fridge. I decided to add together it to my koddel. It was hence delicious my hubby non solely took seconds but complimented me on it!

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Alasande bee( moo-cow peas): 1 loving cup soaked inwards H2O for atleast 6-8 hours or overnight.
Knol-khol( turnip): 1 medium, peeled in addition to diced.
Salt to taste.
Water: two cups + 1 cup

For the kokosnoot masala/gravy/ sauce:
Grated fresh coconut: 1 cup
Dry Red chillies:4-5 nos ( depends on the spice degree of; the chilly).
Tamarind: marble sized if dry, 1/2tsp if pulp.
Water: 3/4 cup

For tempering:
Garlic cloves: 4-6 minor cloves peeled in addition to chopped into big pieces in addition to lightly crushed.
Coconut oil: 1 tsp ( whatsoever cooking fossil oil tin endure used.)

Method:

Grind all the ingredients nether kokosnoot gravy in addition to piece of occupation on aside.

Cook the cow-peas inwards line per unit of measurement area cooker amongst two cups H2O on medium flaming for 15-20 minutes. Open the cooker solely afterwards the line per unit of measurement area from the cooker has completely ceased. Keep aside.

Cook knol-khol ( turnip) amongst 1/2 loving cup H2O inwards a pot until tender.Around 10 minutes. Keep aside.

When all the inwards a higher house are ready, mix it all together inwards pot big plenty to concur it all. Now house it on medium oestrus in addition to convey it to a boil. Once boiled, switch of the flame. Temper amongst the ingredients listed nether tempering.

Tempering:

In a minor frying pan, oestrus kokosnoot oil, add together crushed garlic in addition to fry it until it turns slightly golden inwards color.
Add it to the inwards a higher house pot.

Serve hot amongst rice.

Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:

Cooking konkani nutrient is easy.The footing for nearly konkani curries( known equally Randayi) is the kokosnoot gravy/sauce. With dissimilar temperings the Randayi takes a dissimilar name. If you lot temper amongst garlic it is koddel, if you lot temper amongst mustard seeds in addition to curry leaves, it becomes ghashi, in addition to if you lot temper amongst fried chopped onions it becomes ambat! One tin brand a plethora of dishes amongst this 1 basic masala.

When I grind this masala I brand plenty for two to a greater extent than curries in addition to freeze it. When I experience similar making something, I simply thaw the component of masala I need. Voila ! Dinner is ready!

Tip for good for you lot living:

Legumes are a swell origin of poly peptide for vegetarians. They are depression inwards fat, stimulate got no cholesterol, rich inwards potassium, magnesium, iron, folate in addition to also a skilful origin of dietary fiber.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legume
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/legumes/art-20044278

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