Matki Usal
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Ingredients
- 250 g dried moth beans (matki)
- 30 g desiccated coconut
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 8 curry leaves
- 2 fresh green chillies
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 10 g fresh coriander, chopped
- 1 fresh lime, juiced
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 333 kcal
- Protein
- 15.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 35.7 g
- of which sugars
- 2.4 g
- Fat
- 12.7 g
- of which saturates
- 4.8 g
- Fibre
- 7.6 g
- Salt
- 0.04 g
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Method
- 1
Soak the moth beans in plenty of water overnight, then drain and boil in fresh water with the ground turmeric for 20-25 minutes until tender but still holding their shape.
- 2
Heat the vegetable oil in a pan and fry the mustard seeds, curry leaves and chopped green chillies for 1 minute.
- 3
Add the cooked moth beans with a splash of their cooking water and the desiccated coconut, and simmer for 8 minutes.
- 4
Season to taste, stir in the lime juice and scatter with the chopped coriander before serving with rice or flatbread.
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