Takkali Payam Opma

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/3 cup raw cashews
• 1 cup semolina
• 1 1/4 teaspoons black mustard seeds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yellow split peas
• 2 teaspoons split gram
• 2 green chili peppers, chopped
• 1 tablespoon gingerroot, grated
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 1 1/2 cups hot water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cilantro leaf
• 1 thai chile, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced

Recipe

• 1 fry cashews in 1 tablespoon of oil.
• 2 in a wok; set aside.
• 3 mix yogurt with hot water; set aside.
• 4 toast semolina in 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok for 5 minutes, stirring often. transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• 5 heat 3 tablespoons of oil in the wok. add mustard seeds and cover until them stop popping. lower heat and add split peas, cook, stirring for 1 minute. lower heat further, add gram beans and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. add thai pepper and cook for 30 seconds, stirring.
• 6 add onions and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• 7 add chilies, ginger and garlic, cook for 3 minutes.
• 8 add semolina, yogurt mix, tomatoes and salt. stir often with a folding motion,as if folding in egg whites.
• 9 cook for 15 minutes.
• 10 fold in cashews, cilantro and lemon juice.