Indian Cooking Recipe: Bharda Playa
The following are the instructions on how to cook delicious Indian food: Bharda Playa
Ingredients:
1. Soaked bengal gram (Channa dal) 1/2 cup
2. Red Chillies 2-3
3. Coriander powder 1 tsp
4. Cumin powder 1 tsp
5. Asafeotida 2 pinch
6. Salt to taste
7. Vegetables (like okra, bell pepper, methi, gawar (chaulikai))
8. Oil
9. Mustard
10. Turmeric powder a pinch
Pallayas are vegetables cooked, steamed or boiled mildly retaining their original color and flavor.
Method of Preparation:
Coarsely grind the soaked bengal gram dal and red chillies with coriander powder, cumin powder, a pinch of asafeotida and salt. Add very little water if necessary. Heat oil and season mustard seeds. Add turmeric and asafetida. Add any of the above mentioned vegetables and sauté them. Do not add water. Allow it to get tender and well cooked. To this add ground channa dal paste. Mix it well and keep of slow fire for 5 minutes. Serve hot with chapattis.
