Horse Gram Lentil Soup/UlavaCharu/Huruli Saaru (Easy Method)

Horse gram/Ulavalu/huruli  is a reddish brown legume with many health benefits. This recipe Horse gram lentil soup is a famous recipe in Southern India,especially Andhra Pradesh. There are several Health benefits of Horse gram,I am discussing a few here. Today I am sharing one of the easiest methods to prepare this soup which out overnight soaking.

Health Benefits Of Horse Gram/Ulavalu/Huruli :  These contains rich amount of proteins,vitamins , Iron and dietary fiber.These are helpful in treating several problems like weak liver,spleen,especially in dissolving kidney stones,gall stones and high blood pressure.It also helps in curing common problems like difficulty in breathing,worm infections,gastric problem,ulcers,skin rashes and so on..Mainly for women,it helps in treating menstrual problems like irregular periods and heavy bleeding,also helps in controlling bleeding after pregnancy. But not advised during pregnancy.

Preparation time : 15 mins

Soaking time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Ingredients :

Horse gram/ulavalu/huruli : 100 gm

Cumin seeds/jeera/jeerige : 3 tbsps

Tamarind pulp : 1/2 cup

Mustard seeds/avallu/sasive : 1 tbsp

Curry leaves/karivepaku/kothumbari soppu: few

Red chilies/endu mirchi/ona menasinakayi : 5-6

oil : 1 tsp

Salt : to taste

Red chili powder/karam/ona menasinakayi pudi : 1 tbsp

Method of Preparation :

1. Dry roast horse gram and cumin seeds separately,cool them and ground them together into finepowder. Add 1/4 cup of water to 1/2 cup of tamarind pulp, mix thoroughly and soak the powder which we prepared in this pulp for 20 mins.


2. Then boil the mixture (horsegram powder in tamarind pulp) by adding enough salt and red chili powder till 3 vissils in a pressure cooker.


3. In a kadai,heat a tbsp of oil,crackle mustard seeds,add red chili pieces,curry leaves saute for 1 minute. To this tempering add boiled horse gram mixture, stir thoroughly and dish out. Goes well with hot rice.

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