"usal pav" yellow peas curry with bread

Ingredients

• 2-4 Pav (Your Favorite Buttered Bread)
• 1 cup Yellow peas, soaked & boiled,
• 1 Potato,boiled
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 1/4 inch Ginger, chopped
• 2 Tomatoes, chopped
• 2 pods of Garlic, chopped
• 2-3 Curry Leaves
• Cilantro, finely chopped
• Juice of 1 Lemon
• 2 cups Water

Spices:

• 1/4 teaspoon Red chilli pwd (adjust acc. taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon Garam masala
• 2-3 pinches of Turmeric pwd
• Salt to taste

For Tempering:

• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds,
• 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds,
• Asafoetida, a pinch

For Garnishing:

• 1 teaspoon of Date and tamarind chutney / Cup
• Scallions, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp of Farsan / Cup (mixture of sev, peanuts, fried split dal etc)

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Preparation

• Soak yellow peas, for atleast 5 hours, pressure cook it for upto 3 whistles or untill boiled.
• Chop onion, tomatoes, garlic, heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds, as it splutters add cumin seeds, asafoetida curry leaves and onion.
• Cook untill onion becomes translucent. Now add ginger and garlic. Saute for a minute.
• Add chopped tomatoes, stir- cook for a while, add all the spices, salt according to your taste.
• Add boiled peas + water, bring it to a boil. Add lemon juice and chopped cilantro.
• To Serve:
  For each person, In a separate bowl, add this peas gravy and garnish it with farsan (Sev-mixture), chopped onion/scallions, some lemon juice with sweet date & tamarind chutney.