Batani kattu

Ingredients:

For Masala:

• Onions---3 med sized(finely sliced)
• Cumin seeds---1/2tsp
• Whole red chilly---3 med sized

For curry

• White peas--- boiled
• Onions---1/2 med sized(diced into cubes)
• Garlic pods---4-5
• Drumstics---8-10(2 inch pieces)

For Tempering:

• Mustard Seeds---1/4tsp
• Red chilly pieces--3
• Curry Leaves---10
• oil--1tsp

Preparation:

• ( Clean the white peas, soak them in water for 6 hrs and pressure cook them for 4-5 whistles, simmer for 5 min and stop the stove)
• Grind all the ingredients for masala with little water to a fine paste. Keep it aside.
• Put the vessel on the stove. put oil in it. Add the ingredients for tempeing. Once they splutter, add onions, garlic and drumsticks.
• Fry them till the onions are transperent.
• Now add the masala, fry it for few min.
• Add one glass of water to it. let it boil and cook for 10-15 min.
• Once the strong flavour of onion leaves and it gets cooked add salt and boiled peas.
• Let them cook for 10 min more with closed lid.
• In the last mix the rice powder in little water and mix it with the boiling curry. It thickens the curry
• Serve with Steamed rice.