Togarikaalu Saaru

Togarikaalu Saaru 

Before Avarekaalu season its Togarikalu/Pigeon Peas season, you can make same recipes as you prepare for avarekaal.

Am posting a recipe which is spicy one, feels great to have it hot with mudde or rice :)

Ingredients :

Pigeon peas : 2 cup

Onion : 1 medium

Green/Red chilies : 4 -5 (depends)

Garlic : 6 -8 cloves

Coriander,Curry leaves : few

Coconut dry or fresh : 1 Tbsp

Hurikadale : 1/2 tbsp

Jeera : 1tsp

Poppy seeds : 1 tsp

Mustard seeds : 1tsp

Coriander seeds/powder : 1tsp

Cinnamon : 1 inch

Cloves : 3 -4

Sambar powder : 1 tsp

Tamarind juice : 1 Tbsp to the taste

Jaggery : to the taste

Oil : 2 Tbsp

Salt : to the taste

Method :

Peel the Togarikaalu from its shell.

Wash the pigeon peas, pressure cook it adding salt for 2 - 3 whistles.

Take a kadai, add 2 tsp of oil, when its hot , add mustard seeds, onion, chilies, garlic, cinnamon, clove, jeera seeds, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, hurikadale, curry & coriander leaves, fry them. Add coconut & switch off. Let it cool.

Grind altogether to a smooth paste.

Take a vessel, add oil, when its hot add mustard seeds, when it splutters add chopped onion, curry leaves.

When onion becomes translucent, add the ground masala, add boiled peas, tamarind juice, jaggery, sambar  powder, salt.

Bring it to boil.

Serve hot with Ragi mudde , Rice, Dosa. 

Tomatoes can be added while frying all masala ingredients if you are a tomato lover :)