Soak the white peas in water for 8 hours or overnight.
Pressure cook the white peas along with chopped onion by adding 1 cup water for 4-5 whistles or till boiled. Let the pressure from pressure cooker get released on its own.
Dry roast coriander seeds, dry red chilies and cloves together, till nice aroma gets emitted from coriander seeds. Let it cool down.
Take a mixer and add grated coconut, tamarind,turmeric powder and dry roasted spices. Add 1/2 to ¾ cup water and grind this into a smooth paste.
Now take a deep bottomed utensil and add the ground gravy to it. Switch on the gas and keep it on low flame.
After 5 minutes, add the boiled white peas along with onion to the gravy and mix well. If the gravy is thick, add remaining water from the pressure cooker and mix.
Add salt to taste and simmer for 10 minutes before switching off the gas.
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Notes
Do not add onion if you want to make this a pure veg recipe.