HOTCHULHA

Ingredients:

• Dry peas – 2 Cups
• Carrot – 1/2 Cup Shredded
• Onion – 1 medium – diced into tiny pieces
• Green Chillies – 2 – Diced into tiny pieces
• Curry Leaves – 1 Stem
• Tadka Seeds – 1 Teaspoon
• Oil – 1 Tablespoon
• Salt – to taste.
• Lemon Juice – 2 teaspoon
• Cilantro – 1/4 Cup

Method:

1. Soak the Peas(Green or Yellow) for 4 hours and then pressure cook it for 3 whistles let it cool and drain the water and keep it aside.
2. Take a heavy bottom pan and put 1 tablespoon of oil and let it heat, add the tadka seeds. When they crackel, put the onion, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute them for couple of minutes.
3. Add the peas, salt and continue saute them for 5 more minutes on medium heat.
4. Squeese the lemon juice into this mix and mix it well.
5. Add half off the cilantro and mix it gently. Take it off the heat.
6. Ganish it with remaining cilantro and shredded carrot and serve it while it is warm.

This is a after-school snack or starter for any get-together

If you like, you can garnish it with cucumber and deseeded tomatos.