Mochai is dry field beans, chikkudu in telugu and avare in kannada.
INGREDIENTS:
- Dry mochai – 1 cup
- Finely chopped ginger – 1 tbsp
- Finely chopped green chillies – 1 tbsp
- Besan – ½ cup
- Lime juice – 2-3 tsp
To temper:
- Oil – 1 tbsp ( + 1 tbsp)
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Red chillies – 3,4
- Urad dhal – 2 tsp
- Hing – ½ tsp
- Curry leaves – few
- Chopped coriander leaves
PREPARATION METHOD:
- Wash & soak the mochai with a pinch of soda for 8-10 hrs.
- Wash again, add enough water to soak, a pinch of salt & pressrise till soft.
- Cool, open & strain.
- Mix besan, red chilli powder, haldi with 1 tbsp oil or a little more to get a bread crumb consistency & keep ready.
- In a kadai, temper as given & minced green chillies & ginger.
- Add mochai & mix well.
- After sauting for a few mts, add besan mixtire & keep covered for the same to cook.
- Open after 5 mts & stir thoroughly.
- Remove, add lime juice & garnish.