Masoorchi Usali | Brown Lentil Stir Fry
Goan Masoor Usal is a quick and simple stir fry made with lentils or sabut masoor dal. Goan masoorchi usali is a healthy vegan stir fry recipe made with Indian brown lentils which are soaked in water and then cooked with onion, tomato and spices. This masoor chi usal can be served with rice, rotis, chapatis or bread.
Servings 4 People
Ingredients
- ½ cup masoor / brown lentil
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
- 1 medium sized tomato finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons coconut freshly grated
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt or as per taste
For seasoning:
- 1 green chili slit
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- A pinch asafoetida
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 sprig curry leaves
For garnish:
- 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
- Wash and soak sabut masoor for 2 to 3 hours. After soaking drain, the water.
- Add the washed lentils to a pressure cooker along with 2 cups water and pressure cook it for 2 whistles.
- Wait for the pressure from the cooker to be released.
- Heat a kadai, add oil. After oil gets heated, add mustard seeds and let it flutter.
- Add cumin seeds.
- After cumin seeds crackle, add curry leaves, asafoetida and slit green chili and stir nicely.
- Add chopped onion and sauté till onion turns pinkish.
- Add chopped tomato and let it cook till tomato turns soft and mushy.
- Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon salt and mix well.
- Add turmeric powder and mix.
- Pour the pressure cooked masoor, add grated coconut and mix well.
- Let this cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
- Taste and add little more salt if needed.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.