Molake Kaalu Saaru

Ingredients :

Horse Gram - 1 cup
Potatoes - 3
Eggplant - 3 pieces
Onion - 1
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Tomato - 1
Cinnamon - 1/4 inch
Clove - 6-10
Red Chillies - 8
Dhania - 2 tbsp
Ginger crushed - 1 tbsp
Garlic crushed - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - pinch
Mustard - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Butter a few tbsps
Salt

Proceed :

To sprout the Horse Gram soak it in water over night. The following morning drain thoroughly and wash a couple of time in running water. Tie it in a damp cloth in a warm place and sit it for a day. After a day check if the seeds are germinating. If they have sprouted well, you can use it right away. If not sit it for one more day, just make sure that the cloth is not dry.
When you have the sprouts ready prepare for the curry.

Preparation :

Pressure cook the sprouted horse gram in plenty of water till tender and keep it aside.
Combine onion, garlic, ginger, clove, Cinnamon, chilli, dhaniya, coconut and tomato in a blender and grind it into a fine paste.
Heat ghee in a pan. Add the mustard and turmeric. Once the spluttering stops stir in the ground onion mixture. Cook till the raw smell disappears, say 20 minutes.
Add the potatoes and eggplants, followed by the cooked horse gram.
Adjust the salt and cook.