Recipe: Delicious Ulava Charu - Andhra Style

Ulava Charu - Andhra Style.

You can have Ulava Charu - Andhra Style using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Ulava Charu - Andhra Style

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of Horse gram lentil, soaked overnight.
2. It's 1-2 tbsp. of oil.
3. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of mustard seeds.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of cumin seeds.
5. Prepare pinch of fenugreek seeds (opt).
6. You need 1-2 sprigs of curry leaves.
7. Prepare 1-2 of green chilies, slit.
8. It's 1-2 of dry red chilies.
9. You need 1 tsp. of garlic paste.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of cumin powder.
11. You need 1/2 tsp. of pepper powder.
12. Prepare to taste of salt.
13. It's 1 cup or to taste of tamarind water.
14. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of turmeric powder.
15. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of sugar (opt).
16. You need 1 tsp. of coriander leaves to garnish.

Ulava Charu - Andhra Style step by step

1. Pressure cook the soaked horse gram in 3 cups water for 10-12 minutes on a low flame after the first whistle. Set aside to cool..
2. Drain the water and keep aside. Grind 3-4 tbsp. of the boiled Horse gram lentils to a smooth paste. Keep aside..
3. Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the red chilies, green chilies and curry leaves. Saute for a few seconds..
4. Add the garlic, cumin powder and pepper powder. Saute for a few seconds more..
5. Then add the stock, salt, tamarind water, sugar and the lentil paste..
6. Mix well and bring it to a boil. Simmer on a low flame for 15-20 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot in individual bowls..
7. Adding sugar is optional. I added to bring a balance to the taste. Tempering can also be done in ghee / butter to enhance the flavour..