Horse Gram-(Kollu Thovaiyal& Rasam)

Basically horse gram - native to India, these dry beans help to dissolve the stones in kidney. Also mitigates cough and cold....My dad's most preferred dish...

Kollu Thovaiyal
Ingredents

Horse gram(Kollu) 2 cups(soaked in water-overnight)-10 -12 hrs
Red onions 1 cup (chopped)
Red Chilli 7
Garlic 2 to 3 cloves (chopped)
Cumin seeds 2 tsp
Coriander seeds 1 tsp
Pepper Corns 2tsp
Tomato 1
Curry leaves 5 -10
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Oil 1-2 tsp
Salt 2 tsp/ to taste
Coriander leaves to garnish
Method
Wash and rinse the kollu, add four cups of water and 3/4 tsp salt, pressure cook it for four to five whistles. Pour it’s water in a bowl to make Rasam as this water is rich in iron. Add the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies, peppercorns, part of chopped garlic, tomato to the pressure cooked kollu allow it to boil for 5 min until the spices mix well with it. Allow it to cool, add salt &blend the mixture (coarse texture) For seasoning ,heat the pan -to one tsp of oil, cumin seeds ,add mustard seeds, chopped garlic, curry leaves. Garnish with coriander leaves Serve hot
Kollu Rasam

Ingredents
Kollu boiled water 1 bowl
Red chilli 2
Cumin powder 1tsp
Coriander powder 1tsp
Pepper powder 1 tsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Tomato 1
Tamarind pulp 2 tsp(if needed)
Hing powder ¼ tsp
Curry leaves 5 -10
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Oil 1 tsp
Salt 2 tsp/ to taste
Coriander leaves to garnish

Method
1)Mix tamarind pulp, tomato in kollu water and keep it aside.
2)Heat the pan, to 1 tsp of oil add mustard seeds, red chilli, curry leaves, allow it to pop, and then pour the contents of the bowl (kollu water) to it.
3)Let it boil now add cumin powder, coriander powder and pepper powder (note can also add 2 tsp of rasam powder if you don’t have these powders separately) and salt to taste Add garlic, asafoetida powder to it and allow for one splutter. (Over boiling any rasam will end up in bitter taste).
4)Garnish with coriander leaves. Best with: Rice, can drink as such too.
Rich in: iron