Maharastrian snack-------Matkichi Usal / Usal -Pav

Matki chi usal is one of the delicacy's of Maharashtrian cuisine.Its basically a chapati-spicy, sprouted lentil preparation using onion,tomatoes,green chilies and spices.It can be eaten as chat alone or goes very well with rice,chapati,bhakri and also can be eaten like pav bhaji .Matki is commonly known as mot dal.This sprouted dal is loaded with proteins,vitamins and minerals.

Ingredients:
2-3 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 cups mot(matki) dal
2 onion
2-3 tomatoes
2-3 green chilies
2" ginger
3-4 garlic pod
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala/godha masala
1/2 amchur powder /chat masala
salt
sugar/jaggary
garnishing:
1 onion
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
lemon
dry grated coconut(optional)
shev (optional)

Method:

Wash and Soak mot(matki) dal for 4-5 hours and then drain water and tie this dal in clean muslin cloth(cheese cloth) for overnight to make them into sprouts.
Cook this sprouted dal in pressure cooker for 1-2 whistle.don't overcook dal or otherwise  dish will be very mushy-mashy.

Some people cook dal without pressure cooker,but that way it takes longer time to cook.
dry grind coriander leaves,ginger,garlic,cumin seeds and green chilies into ground paste.
Now take a pan ,add oil ,mustard seeds,cumin seeds and when it start spluttering add ground paste.
When this paste is fried nicely add onion,little salt and all dry masala except garam masala and amchur powder.stir till onion turns brown and all masalas are cooked properly.

Now add chopped tomatoes and stir for 3-4 minutes till tomatoes are all mixed properly.
Finally add mot dal,salt and sugar/jaggary.cook them for 5 more minutes.
Then add garam masala and amchur powder and let this simmar for 10 minutes and be cooked nicely.

finally garnish it with lemon and coriander leaves.
If you are eating this as snack as chat or with pav garnish it with finally chopped onion,coriander leaves,lemon juice,coconut and shev.

Or otherwise goes very well with chapati and rice too.