West Indian
Matki Usal (Plain Sprouted Moth Bean Curry)
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Matki Usal (Plain Sprouted Moth Bean Curry) is West Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the protein alongside. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Heat the oil in a pot, add the mustard and cumin seeds, and let them crackle.
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Add the chopped onion, ginger, and garlic, and saute until golden.
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Add the chopped tomato, turmeric, chili powder, and goda masala, and cook until the tomato softens, about 5 minutes.
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Add the sprouted moth beans and crushed peanuts, and stir to coat in the masala.
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Pour in the water and salt, cover, and simmer until the sprouts are tender but still hold their shape, about 15 minutes.
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Garnish with cilantro and serve with bread, pav, or plain rice.
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Serve it with
A West Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Matki Usal (Plain Sprouted Moth Bean Curry), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Matki Usal (Plain Sprouted Moth Bean Curry) carries peanuts, sesame, and coconut. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | Yes | Akoori (Parsi Spiced Scrambled Eggs) |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Akoori (Parsi Spiced Scrambled Eggs) |
| Coconut | Yes | Akoori (Parsi Spiced Scrambled Eggs) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 240 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 580 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Matki Usal (Plain Sprouted Moth Bean Curry) takes about 35 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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