How to prepare Horse gram sambar:
This is one of the grams mostly used by local Karnataka people and this can be used to prepare sambar and palya(dry fry of the gram). and I especially love to eat this sambar as this particular version sambar has tamarind in it and I love that tangy and spice taste).
This has lot many health benefits, in my home we often prepare this when someone is having cold, as its one of the heat producing food.and has benefits like weight loss and good food for diabetic patients.
This has lot many health benefits, in my home we often prepare this when someone is having cold, as its one of the heat producing food.and has benefits like weight loss and good food for diabetic patients.
Ingredients for sambar:
Horse gram-250grams
Garlic-5-6
Onion-1 medium sizes
Tomato-1
Red chilli-5-6
Tamarind juice-1 small cup
Curry leaves-2 strands
Oil - 1-2 spoons
Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon
Salt-as per taste
For masala paste:
Coconut-1/2 small cup
Tomato-1
Pressure cooked horse gram-1 cup
Method:
1) Wash horse gram, add water and salt, and cook it in pressure cooker till you get 4-5 vessels. Horse gram take a lot of time to cook
2) Drain the boiled gram water and keep aside. This water is added to sambar.
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| Pressure cooked horse gram |
3) Now take a vessel, add oil, and mustard seeds.
4) Once mustard seeds start spluttering add crushed garlic and red chilli and fry.
5) Next add onions and curry leaves for tempering.
6) Add Crushed garlic, red chilli and fry.
7) Now add the grounded masala paste and fry until the raw smell goes.
8) Then Add tamarind juice and cook till the raw smell goes. At this stage, if you need the sambar to be a little spicier add sambar powder
9) Now add cooked gram water and also add a little cooked horse gram and allow it to boil(I have added an only small quantity of gram to the sambar and kept the remaining for making dry fry palya from the gram).
This sambar is a nice combination to be eaten with ragi ball(mudde) and rice.
1) Take a frying pan and add oil mustard seeds, allow them to pop up
2) Add curry leaves, onion, garlic, and red chilli and fry
3) Add required salt for taste
4)At last add the cooked horse gram and mix it properly. you can add coriander leaves at last.
5)If you feel that salt is less for cooked grams, add salt accordingly.
Serve this along with horse gram sambar, ragi mudde, and rice
Health benefits of Horse gram:
=>Helps to reduce excessive weights
=>Helps to control and lower cholesterol levels
=>Helps in controlling various menstrual problems
=>Helps in keeping the body warm during winter and cold and controls fever.
=>Widely used in Ayurvedic medicine for treating many health problems like worms, conjunctivitis, and piles
Nutrition Facts:
100 gram of Horse gram contains nutrition facts as below:
Simple Home remedies with easily available spices:
Turmeric is one of the medicinal and antiseptic spices easily available in every house kitchen.
Few instant usages of turmeric: can apply to small wounds/cuts to stop the bleeding and stops the infections.
Health benefits of Horse gram:
=>Helps to reduce excessive weights
=>Helps to control and lower cholesterol levels
=>Helps in controlling various menstrual problems
=>Helps in keeping the body warm during winter and cold and controls fever.
=>Widely used in Ayurvedic medicine for treating many health problems like worms, conjunctivitis, and piles
Nutrition Facts:
100 gram of Horse gram contains nutrition facts as below:
| Nutrients | Amounts |
| Energy | 321 Ecals |
| Moisture | 12 gm |
| Protein | 22 gm |
| Fat | 0 gm |
| Mineral | 3 gm |
| Fiber | 5 gm |
| Carbohydrates | 57 gm |
| Calcium | 287 mg |
| Phosphorous | 311 mg |
| Iron | 7 mg |
Turmeric is one of the medicinal and antiseptic spices easily available in every house kitchen.
Few instant usages of turmeric: can apply to small wounds/cuts to stop the bleeding and stops the infections.
