Matvadi Palya / Chanadal Dry Methi Curry

Matvadi Palya is a dry curry.I often wonder how the name originated for this curry.Nevertheless its my favorite and very yummy curry.You can eat this with hot steaming rice with a dollop of ghee and pickle on the side or with Chapati also.
Hope you try this curry and enjoy.

Ingredients:

Bengal gram/Channa dal - 1 cup
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Methi leaves (cut)-1 cup
Green Chillies -3-4
Ginger grated- 1 tsp
Sugar-1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice- 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves(cut)- 2 tbsp


For seasoning:

Oil- 2-3 tbsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Urad dal -1/2 tsp
Hing-a pinch
Turmeric -1/4 tsp
Red Chillies-1-2
Curry leaves-3-4

Method:

Soak the channadal for 2 hours.Drain the water completely.Grind Channadal coarsely with green chillies and ginger.Keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and put the seasonings one by one.Now add the ground paste,salt and sugar and mix well.Add Methi leaves and cover the pan and simmer for 10-15 mins.
The dal should be completely cooked.Now add lemon juice and coriander.Mix well.

P.S. You can also use Cluster Beans/Gorikaayi instead of Methi but I like Methi as it has a unique taste..If you are using Gorikaayi you need to cut into small pieces and cook it beforehand and then add to the dal mixture.

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