Ulavacharu
This is a simple and delicious Andhra style ulavacharu recipe. Also called as kollu rasam or horse gram rasam is so healthy and protein-rich dish.
Servings 4 - 5
Ingredients
Main ingredients of ulavacharu
- ½ cup Horse gram unsoaked ulavalu
- 3-4 cups water
- ½ tbsp tamarind gooseberry sized
- 1 red chili
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 small onion
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp coriander seeds powder
- ½ tsp cumin and fenugreek powder
- Salt to taste
Ingredients for tadka
- 1.5 tbsp oil
- ¼ tsp mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 red chili
- Pinch of hing (optional)
Instructions
- Soak horse gram for at least 8 hours in 4 cups of water. Drain the soaked horse gram and wash it twice to remove impurities.
- Add thoroughly washed horse gram and water to the pressure cooker.
- Cook it for 15 to 20 minutes (approximately 7-8 whistles).
- Horse gram or ulavalu will not turn mushy even though you cook for this long time. They retain their structure as shown in the picture.
- Once the pressure settles down, strain the horse gram and collect the strained liquid into a vessel or pan in which you plan to make rasam.
- Now take a mixer jar and add ¾th cup of cooked ulavalu (horse gram) to it.
- Also add red chili, tamarind, roughly chopped onion, garlic cloves to the mixer grinder and grind it into a smooth paste using ¾th cup water.
- Add this paste to horse gram water and put it to boil on the stove. To this add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin and methi powder, salt.
- Let the ulavacharu boil for 10 to 12 minutes on medium flame. You should see the frothy top on the rasam.
- While horse gram rasam is boiling, heat a small kadai and add oil to make tadka in it.
- Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, whole red chili, and curry leaves to the hot oil and let it splutter.
- Switch off the stove and add a pinch of hing to the tadka. It's optional but recommended for authentic taste.
- By now ulavacharu will be boiled thoroughly and it will not have any raw smell.
- Add the tadka to the boiling ulavacharu and switch off the flame.
- If you want you can add chopped coriander leaves now. Serve the ulavacharu with hot rice and a dollop of ghee.
Notes
Adjust water for desired consistency.