Thatta Payaru kadainthathu(Cowpea)

Serves 4

Ingredients

Cowpeas-200gms
Tomato-1
Castor Oil -1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp
Refined sunflower oil-1/2tbsp
Small onions chopped-100gms
Curry leaves-5
Green chili-4
Cumin seeds-2tsp
Coriander seeds-2tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation

Pressure cook chopped tomato,cowpea,castor oil and turmeric powder.

Freshly grind the cumin seeds and coriander seeds and keep aside.

Onion mixture-In a separate tawa pop cumin seeds in r.s oil , Add curry leaves,onion, green chili and fry.Switch of the gas and add the grounded ingredients by mixing thoroughly. Let it remain in the tawa.

Drain the water from the pressure cooker and keep aside.Whip or smash the cooked cowpeas. Add the fries onion mixture.Bring it to boil once again, adding the collected water.

Note: This is generally done in a mud pot avoiding the tawa and the pressure cooker.Tads

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