Kollu Kulambu and Kollu Rasam (Horse gram kulambu)

Kollu is good for health, but I won’t cook often. But when ever we get cold I use to cook this for sure, because its good remedy for cold. Even it helps to reduce weight.

Kollu Kulambu:

 

Ingredients:

Kollu paruppu	½ cup
Onion	¼ cup
Tomato pure	½ cup
Green chili	1-2
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil

For Grinding:

Cumin seeds	½ tsp
Pepper	¼ tsp
Garlic pods	4-5
Onion	½ cup
Coriander powder	1 ½ tsp
Turmeric powder	½ tsp

 

 Directions:

1. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and roast the ingredients for grinding in same order, once it cool down grind into fine paste.
2. Pressure cook Kollu drain the water keep it aside, blend kollu into course paste.
3. In the same pan add one tablespoon oil splutter some mustard seeds add green chilies, curry leaves and onion.
4. After the onion turns brown add tomato pure and grind paste allow it to cook until raw smell goes.
5. At this stage add kollu paste, salt enough water and give a boil.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with rice with a spoon of ghee.

Kollu Rasam:

 

Ingredients:

Onion	¼ cup
Tomatoes	½ cup
Thick tamarind pulp	½ cup
Garlic pods	2-3
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Rasam powder	1 ½ tsp
Asafetida	a pinch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directions:

1. Take the kollu water and boil it separately.
2. Heat oil or ghee in another pan splutter mustard seeds, add onion, red chili, curry leaves fry for few minutes.
3. Add tomatoes cook until soft add tamarind water.
4. When it starts to boil add turmeric powder, rasam powder, asafetida, crushed garlic.
5. After the raw smell goes add boiled kollu water and coriander leaves.
6. Serve with rice.