Ingredients

• 1 cup - horse gram
• 1 lemon size - tamarind
• 8 - dry red chillies
• 2 tsp - coriander seeds
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 3 cm piece - cinnamon
• 1/2 cup - grated coconut
• 1 tbsp - jaggery powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 - cloves
• 2 tsp - oil
• For Seasoning:
• 2 tbsp - oil
• 1 tsp - mustard
• A few - curry leaves
• 1/2 cup - onion, finely chopped.

How to Make Horse Gram Saaru

• Pressure cook horse gram for 40 minutes.
• When the pressure drops, strain the cooked horse gram and reserve the stock.
• Soak tamarind in water and extract 1/2 cup of juice.
• Heat oil in a small frying pan, roast red chillies, coriander, cumin, cinnamon and cloves.
• Grind them with grated coconut and 3 tbsp of cooked gram to a smooth paste.
• Mix the gram stock with tamarind juice and ground paste.
• Add enough water to get the consistency of thin cream.
• Add salt and jaggery.
• Heat till it begins to boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 mins and remove from heat.
• Heat oil for seasoning and splutter mustard, add curry leaves and onion.
• Fry till onion is golden brown.
• Add the seasoning to the saaru.
• Serve.