Usal (Spicy Maharashtrian Sprouted Bean Curry)
Red soup that burns muscle! Spicy protein curry filled with the vitality of sprouted beans
Description
Fat-burning soup simmering sprouted small beans called 'Matki' with Maharashtra state unique spice (Goda Masala) effective with intense chilies and coconut richness.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Sprouted beans(Matki or Moong)
- Onion
- Tomato
- Goda Masala
- Coconut
- Chili powder
- Garlic
- Ginger
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 150g sprouted Matki beans (or green gram), 1/
- minced onion, 1/
- minced tomato,
- tsp garlic-ginger paste,
- tbsp Goda Masala (or Garam Masala/coconut fine mix),
- tsp chili powder, 1/
- tsp turmeric,
- tbsp oil, 300ml water, cilantro, lemon.
- Prep to raise diet effect. Soak small Matki beans (or Moong beans) in water leaving 1-
- days, letting white sprouts emerge making 'sprouted beans' (*Nutritional value explodes).
- Heat little oil in pot, fry minced onions and garlic-ginger paste firmly until deep brown.
- Add tomatoes and Maharashtra cuisine soul 'Goda Masala (special powder roasting coconut/sesame/spices)', and chili powder/turmeric bringing intense diaphoretic action.
- When tomatoes crumble into paste, dump vitality-brimming sprouted beans, frying entwining spices.
- Pour water, cover simmering on medium ~
- mins. Since sprouted beans cook fast, plump texture remains without crumbling.
- When red spice oil floats on soup surface and bean umami dissolves into soup, remove from heat. Scatter fresh cilantro, squeeze lemon to finish. High-protein/low-carb muscle curry where coconut's faint sweetness and chili's violent heat burn stomach hotly exhaustively.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Red chili、Goda Masala(Coriander/Cumin/Sesame/Coconut mix)、Turmeric、ゴマ、ココナッツの混合）、ターメリック
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Sprouted soybeans or commercial boiled soybeans (use high-protein beans as Matki bean sub)
Pairing
Whole wheat Roti、Brown rice、Raw onion slices
Trivia
[Hardcore] Local dish of Maharashtra state where Mumbai is, base bean curry for mega-popular stall super-spicy snack 'Misal Pav'. Biggest feature is using 'sprouted beans' not dried beans. This breaks down starch making it low-carb, making vitamins/protein easily absorbed by body. Soup combining coconut flavor/chili heat has abnormally high fat-burning effect, ultimate 'drinkable protein supplement' for post-muscle-training dieters.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scoop massive sprouted beans settled at soup bottom with spoon, forcibly mixing raw red onions/lemon juice chewing endlessly as 'hot bean salad'!
Allergen
Soy (Lentils), Sesame (derived from Goda Masala)