Ussal Pav

Description

 * Ethnicity - Marathi, West Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

 * 1 cup: Dry white peas-soaked for 8 hours
 * 1 no: Medium sized onion-chopped
 * 1 pod: garlic
 * 1/2" piece: ginger
 * 1 tbsp: Dry coconut
 * 1 tbsp: Badishap (fennel seeds)
 * 2 tsp: coriander seeds
 * 1 tsp: Zeera
 * 6-7 no: Cloves
 * 5-6 no: pepper corns
 * 1 no: Green elaichi
 * 1/2 no: Bada elaichi
 * 1" stick: cinnamon
 * 3 no: Red chillies

Directions

 * 1) In a pan, heat oil. Roast the onions till they turn brown and keep aside.
 * 2) Roast all dry ingredients, except dry Peas till brown.
 * 3) Add ginger, garlic and roasted onions to the roasted ingredients and grind to a fine paste.
 * 4) Pressure cook the dry Peas till done. Chop one tomato finely. Crush garlic lightly.
 * 5) In a kadai heat oil. Add crushed garlic and curry leaves. Fry till garlic becomes brown. Add ground paste and fry till oil shows up.
 * 6) Add tomatoes and fry. Add boiled Peas and salt. Cook till done.