Recipe for Serva. Curry for idli and dosa made with dry double beans and potatoes. With step by step pictures.
This recipe again is very special to me. This was a regular at Manju Auntie’s place and I learned it first hand during my trip to Chennai recently. This goes so well with idli and is one of the easiest and quickest curries one can put together in no time.
Soak the dry double beans in water for 4-5 hours. Drain the water and add to a pressure cooker. Add in two cups of water and the halved potato if using. Cook for 3 whistles in a pressure cooker. Remove from heat and wait for the pressure to settle naturally. Set aside.
We will need a masala paste for this recipe. Take a small mixie jar and add in the black peppercorn, fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, big onion-roughly chopped, garlic and ginger. Grind to a smooth paste. I did not add any water while grinding. If the mixer wont budge, add teaspoon of water at a time and grind to a smooth paste.
Heat oil in a pan and add in the ground paste and the chopped tomatoes.
Add in the salt and a little sugar. Add in the coriander powder, turmeric powder and the chilli powder. Saute for 5 minutes.
Add in two cups of water and cook in a pressure cooker for 6-7 whistles. The raw smell of the masala disappears and the gravy nicely gets cooked after cooking for 6-7 whistles. So cook the gravy for a full 6-7 whistles. Remove from heat and wait for the pressure to settle naturally. Add in the cooked and drained double beans. Peel the potatoes and chop roughly. Add it to the pan. Simmer for couple of minutes. Add in a sprig of fresh curry leaves.
Remove from heat and serve with idli or dosa.
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorn
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 cloves
- ½ inch small piece of cinnamon
- 1 cardamom
- 1 big onion, roughly chopped
- 6 cloves garlic
- ½ inch piece ginger
- 2 teaspoon oil (peanut or vegetable oil)
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 3 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 potato, boiled, peeled and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup dry double beans, cooked
- Boil the double beans and potatoes. Set aside.
- Grind the masalas to a smooth paste. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add in the ground paste and the chopped tomatoes.
- Add in the salt and a little sugar. Add in the coriander powder, turmeric powder and the chilli powder. Saute for 5 minutes.
- Add in two cups of water and cook in a pressure cooker for 6-7 whistles.
- Remove from heat and wait for the pressure to settle naturally. Add in the cooked and drained double beans. Peel the potatoes and chop roughly. Add it to the pan. Simmer for couple of minutes. Add in a sprig of fresh curry leaves.
- Remove from heat and serve with idli or dosa.
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