ChawaLichi Usal

Whenever in a hurry or any shortage of vegetables in my fridge,chawli comes to my rescue.
Yesterday I could not make it to the market so morning veggie ought to be of chawli/black eyed  beans.



Ingredients
1/2 cup chawLi(black eyed peas)
1/2 cup onion(chopped)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp kaLa masala
1/2tsp jaggery
salt to taste

Tempering
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp asafoetida
3-4 curry leaves

Garnishing
2 tsp chopped coriander leaves


Method

• Wash and then soak the chawli beans in a cup of water for 10 minutes . Pressure cook in a pressure  cooker.(beans should not become mashy)
• Heat oil in a kadhai. Add tempering ingredients. As they crackle, add chopped onion.
• Once onions turn soft add turmeric and chili powder. Fry them for a while and add cooked beans along with its water(juice) if any. Otherwise add 1/2 cup of hot water.
• Let the mixture boil. Add kaLa masala. Add jaggery and salt. Mix well.
• Garnish with chopped coriander