Hurali Saaru

                                                        Hurali Saaru                                                        

 Horse gram (Hurali in kannada) is a legume with lots of medicinal qualities. It is used to cure jaundice, water retention, weight loss, kidney stones etc. It helps maintain body temperature, so is extensively used in winter season .
Hurali saaru (rasam) has a spicy, earthy flavour and tastes great with white rice.


Ingredients:
2 cups hurali (horse gram)
2 table spoon tamarind extract
7 red chilies
1/2 cup fresh coconut
1 table spoon coriander seeds
1 tea spoon jeera (cumin seeds)
1/2 tea spoon methi seeds
2 strands curry leaves
1 table spoon jaggery
1 spoon haldi
Salt to taste
11/2 table spoon oil
1 tea spoon mustard
6 garlic pods

Preparation:.
1. Wash and soak the hurali overnight in 8 cups of water
2. Boil the soaked  hurali using the same water in a cooker for 5 whistles.
3.Drain the boiled hurali and collect the thick hurali water in a container.
4. In a pan add 1/2 tea spoon oil and roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, methi seeds , curry leaves and red chilies till a nice aroma arise
5. Grind this roasted masala with coconut, 2 table spoon  cooked hurali to a fine paste adding required amount of water.
6. In a thick bottom vessel add tamarind extract, haldi, salt, jaggery ,hurali water ,and boil well.
7. To this boiled mixture add the ground masala , mix well and boil on a slow flame for 10 minutes. Add more water if saaru is too thick.
8 Heat the remaining oil in a tadaka pan ,add mustard, curry leaves and crushed garlic and saute till garlic turns brown in colour
9. Put this tadaka into the boiling hurali saaru, cover and cook for 2 minutes.
10. Serve hurali saaru with hot rice
11. This saaru tastes even more delicious the next day.