Ulava charu(Horse gram rasam)

Ingredients:

1 cup ulavalu (soaked overnight)
small lemon sized ball of tamarind
2 whole dry red chilies
10 curry leaves
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 tbsp oil
Garlic cloves
Tomato - 1 small
Rasam powder

Method:

1. Boil horsegram (ulavalu) and boil till it is well cooked.
2. Strain the liquid grind the cooked dal into paste.
3. Take 1/2 cup of cooked ulavalu and one cup of the strained ulavalu water and grind it to a paste. Keep aside the ulavalu paste.
4. Meanwhile boil tamarind and tomato and squeeze the pulp.Add the ulavalu paste, rasam powder, salt and boil for sometime.
5. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
6. Now add cumin seeds,whole red chillis and curry leaves and fry for few seconds and add to boiling rasam.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves.