Name: Sev Usal recipe by Rachana Bhatia at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Dry white peas 1 cup; Garlic 1 big bunch; Ginger 1 inch; Curry leaves 4-5; Achar masala 2 tbsp; Oil 1/2 cup; Green chilles 3-4; Onion 1 small; Tomatoes 1; Tamarind a pinch; Salt as per taste; Red chilliy powder 1 tsp; For topping:; Thick sev; Coriander leaves; Green onions, finely chopped; Pav bun

ABOUT Sev Usal RECIPE

Traditional spicy dish from vadodara (Gujarat). Made from dry white peas served with sev, bun and green onion.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Dry white peas 1 cup
Garlic 1 big bunch
Ginger 1 inch
Curry leaves 4-5
Achar masala 2 tbsp
Oil 1/2 cup
Green chilles 3-4
Onion 1 small
Tomatoes 1
Tamarind a pinch
Salt as per taste
Red chilliy powder 1 tsp
For topping:
Thick sev
Coriander leaves
Green onions, finely chopped
Pav bun

Instructions

Soak white peas for 4-5 hours. Boil white peas for one whistle.
Peel garlic, cut onion, tomato, green chillies and ginger.
Put garlic, green chillies, ginger, achar masala, curry leaves and 1 tsp oil in jar and grind it to a fine paste. Transfer it to a bowl.
Add in the onion and tomatoes.
Heat oil in a thick pan, add the ground masala. Saute for 1 minute.
Add in the ground onion, tomato and saute for another 2-4 minutes or till they are done.
Add salt, turmeric and red chilli powder. Add 2 cups of water. Bring it to a boil. (It will require a little more water than the usual gravies)
Add in the boiled white peas, simmer for 10 minutes.
In a serving bowl add this white peas gravy, top it with sev and green onion.
Garnish with coriander leaves and pav bun.

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