Recipe for sprouted horsegram curry. Karnatake style Horsegram Masala Saaru made with home made masala from scratch. With step by step pictures.
My husband loves sprouted lentil curries. This dish came into our lives about a couple of years back. I had gone to Coimbatore for some work on a weekend. My husband was working that weekend. My cousin brother Gokul and his wife Maithra were staying at Maithra’s mom’s place for the weekend and it happened to be close to my husbands work place. Gokul had come to meet my husband. Maithra had sent some lunch along too. The lunch was his favorite Ragi Mudde and this sprouted horse gram curry. He so loved the curry, he called me to tell me that I was missing a superb lunch. We have had this curry on several occasions prepared by Maithra. But I managed to get the recipe only recently. Gokul has a baby daughter now and his culinary skills are developing by leaps and bounds everyday, thanks to her. I will tell you a story that happened about a decade ago. Gokul was a bachelor then. He had just moved out of Coimbatore fresh out of college and on a job. He wanted me to teach him a few basic recipes so he could manage when needed. My first recipe project was to teach him how to scramble eggs. I gave him a bowl and an egg and asked him to break the egg onto the bowl. He took the egg and smashed it on the counter (Imagine a persons hand action in a temple when they break a coconut). The egg splashed onto the counter, on the back-splash and on the floor. I froze. I have never asked anyone to break eggs for me after that. Believe me, I am not making up this story. He was in a boarding school all his life and he did not know a thing about the kitchen then. 10 years plus later, this man can make awesome fish fry and biryani for his daughter today. He is the reason I believe in miracles. I am so proud of him and, Maithra for being there for him everyday.
Here is how to do sprouted horse gram curry. They call it as Masale saaru at Maithra’s place.
How to Sprout horse gram
It is very easy to sprout lentils at home.
I have already shared the recipe for sprouting moong dal / moong bean here below.
The same recipe can be followed for sprouting horse gram too!
sprouting mung beans moong at home, how to sprout mung beans
For making masala paste:
Heat few drops of oil in a skillet and add in cloves, cinnamon, byadagi red chillies and raw rice. Byadagi red chillies impart a very nice colour to the gravy. You can use regular chillies too if you do not have byadagi! Roast until the rice is nice and golden. Remove from the pan and set aside on a plate to cool. In the same pan, saute onions, ginger and garlic for a couple of minutes. Set aside on a plate to cool.
Along with the roasted ingredients, get the other ingredients ready for grinding. We will be making a masala paste.
Grind everything in a mixie with a cup of water to a very fine paste. Set aside.
Note: The tomatoes, coconut and coriander are ground along raw.
Take a pressure cooker pan (I have used my 5 liter pressure pan today) and heat oil in the pan. Add in the star anise, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf. Add in the sliced onions and saute for a couple of minutes.
Add in the coriander powder and saute for a few seconds.
Add in the sprouted horse gram and the masala paste.
Add in two cups of water and the salt. Mix well.
Cover the pressure cooker with the lid and let it cook for 15 whistles. Around 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat and wait for the pressure from the cooker to settle naturally. Serve hot with rice or roti.
- few drops of oil
- 4 cloves
- ½ inch piece cinnamon
- 4 red chillies
- 1 tablespoon raw rice
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 8 cloves garlic
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 1 tomato, roughly chopped
- 4 sprigs coriander leaves
- ¼ cup fresh shredded coconut
- 2 cups sprouted horse gram lentil
- 2 teaspoon sesame / gingely oil
- ½ a star anise
- 2 cloves
- ½ inch piece cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- Heat few drops of oil in a skillet and add in cloves, cinnamon, byadagi red chillies and raw rice. Roast until the rice is nice and golden. Remove from the pan and set aside on a plate to cool. In the same pan, saute onions, ginger and garlic for a couple of minutes. Set aside on a plate to cool.
- Along with the roasted ingredients, add the other ingredients for masala paste and grind with a cup of water to a very fine paste.
- Take a pressure cooker pan and heat oil in the pan. Add in the star anise, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf. Add in the sliced onions and saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add in the coriander powder and saute for a few seconds.
- Add in the sprouted horse gram and the masala paste.
- Add in two cups of water and the salt.
- Cover the pressure cooker with the lid and let it cook for 15 whistles. Around 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat and wait for the pressure from the cooker to settle naturally. Serve hot with rice or roti.
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