Mixed Pulses Curry | Pancha Dhaanya Kurma | Pulses Curry

Dhaanya means pulses...Mixed pulses curry is a very healthy and delicious curry, prepared with variety of pulses in onion tomato gravy with spices.Popular curry served as a side dish with  rice, roti, paratha....If we prepare the same with 9 types of pulses it is called Navdhaanya curry...I have used 5 pulses,so named it as Pancha Dhaanya Kurma (Black chenna,horsegram,brown bean,green peas and whole green moong dal.)

Prep Time :15 mins      
Cook Time:10 mins      
Serves:4
Ingredients:

• Mixed pulses - 200 gms
• Onion - 1 big size, finely chopped
• Tomato - 2 medium sized roughly chopped
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Garlic - 5 to 6 pods
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Green chilli -1
• Coconut,grated - 1 tbsp(optional)
• Salt for taste

To Temper:

• fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon - small piece
• Onion -1 ,chopped
• Curry leaves
• Coriander leaves

Method:

• Wash and Soak all pulses overnight.
• Boil it in cooker adding little salt for 1 whistle.
• In a pan heat 3tsps of oil,add the ginger ,garlic and onions,fry till light brown color.
• Add  the green chillies,tomato and the dry powders and fry in low flames till the tomatoes get soft and mushy.Add coconut if you want.
• Allow it to cool.
• Grind the mixture to a smooth paste.
• Heat 2 tsp of oil in a kadai add fennel seeds cloves and cinnamon,curry leaves,fry onion,add the ground masala.                                          
• Saute for a minute,add the cooked pulses,add water and boil according to the consistency required.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with Rice / Roti...