Sprouted Horse Gram Rasam / Hurali molake kalu saru

Horse gram (called as ಹುರುಳಿ ಕಾಳು in Kannada) is type of lentil consumed in India. Horse gram is very rich in protein. I remember my family used to grow this in our farm couple of years back. Even the dried plant of horse gram is so nutritious that, we used to chop it and feed to cattle.

Sprouting adds extra nutrients to lentils. Here is the nutrient rich sprouted horse gram rasam recipe for you. Please try and share your feedback.

Ingredients
Horse gram - 150 Grams
Jaggery (optional) - 1 medium lemon sized
Tamarind – 1 medium lemon sized
Coconut – 1/2 medium sized
Garlic cloves - 10 to 15
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 spoons

For Masala
Red chillies - 8 to 10
Garlic lloves - 4
Urad dal- 2 spoons
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1 spoon
Coriander seeds - 4 Spoons
Fenugreek seeds - 1 Spoon
Curry leaves - 6 to 8 leaves

Method

Sprouting - Soak the horse gram in water for 8 hours and keep it inside hot box overnight. Wash it once and keep it again in hotbox for around 8 hours for it to properly sprout.

Wash and cook the sprouted horse gram along with 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker.

Fry all the masala items and grind them along with coconut.

Separate out water from cooked horse gram into a pan. Add 1/10th portion of cooked horse gram into it. (Will share another recipe soon on what to do with cooked horse gram).

Add the ground masala to the pan, add tamarind water, salt and Jaggery and boil it for about 15 mins.

Cut the garlic cloves into small pieces. Heat oil in a small frying pan. Add chopped garlic cloves and cook it for about a minute. Add this to the rasam.