WHITE PEAS STEW (BATANI KATTU)

Ingredients:

• White peas (Batani) - 1 cup (Soaked over night and pressure cook it)
• Water - as required
• Onion (Sliced) - 1 (Large)
• Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1 tsp
• Red chilli - 1
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt - to taste
• Raw rice - 2 tsp
• Sesame seeds (Nuvvulu) - 1 tsp

   Wash and soak the rice for 1 hour. And grind soaked rice, sesame seeds into fine paste by adding little water. Keep aside.

Ingredients for masala:

• Onion  - 1 (Large)
• Garlic - 4-5
• Red chilli - 1
• Cumin seeds (Jeera, Jeelakarra) - 1 tsp

Grind all the above ingredients into fine paste. Keep aside.

Method:

• Heat oil in a thick bottemed pan/vessel, add Mustard seeds, red chilli, curry leaves and onions.
• Fry onions till they turn trasparent.
• Now add masala paste and fry it few minutes till the raw smell goes.
• Then add boiled batani (white peas) along with water in which it is cooked.
• Add salt and let it boil for 10-12 minutes on medium flame.
• If you need, you can add little more water or according to the consistency of gravy you want.
• Now add the rice, sesame seeds paste and mix well.
• And allow to boil for few minutes.
• Serve hot with steamed rice, roti, chapathi or paratha.