HuraLi Saaru / Horsegram Rasam

First Type:

Ingredients:
1cup Horsegram
2 Green chillies
grape size Tamarind
grape size Jaggery
2tbsp chopped Cilantro
Salt to taste

1tsp Canola oil (or any cooking oil)
2 cloves of Garlic
1/4tsp Mustard seed
1 Red chilly
3 to 4 Curry leaves

Method:

• Dry roast horsegrams in low/medium heat; until it gives out a nice aroma
• Pressure cook the roasted grams with water. Cook grams couple of minutes more than usual. (After 3whistles, for around 10/15mins in medium flame)
• Grind tamarind and around 1/4 cup of cooked grams into a smooth paste
• Add the paste, jaggery, green chillies and salt to the remaining grams
• Add water to get the required consistency and boil for atleast 10/15mins
  
• Heat a pan with oil, garlic, then add mustard & red chilly. Once mustard starts to splutter add curry leaves.
  
• Add seasoning and cilantro to Rasam.

Second Type:

Ingredients:
1cup Horsegram
grape size Tamarind
grape size Jaggery
2 Red chillies
1tsp Coriander seed
1/2tsp Cumin seed
3tbsp fresh/frozen shredded Coconut
pinch of Asafoetida powder
Salt to taste

1tsp Canola oil (or any cooking oil)
2 cloves of Garlic
1/4tsp Mustard seed
1 Red chilly
3 to 4 Curry leaves

Method:

• Dry roast horsegrams in low/medium heat; until it gives out a nice aroma
• Pressure cook the roasted grams with water. Cook grams couple of minutes more than usual. (After 3whistles, for around 10/15mins in medium flame)
• Heat a pan with oil, add red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin, asafoetida and roast then in medium heat until it gives out a nice aroma
• Grind tamarind, roasted masala, coconut and around 1/4 cup of cooked grams into a smooth paste with sufficient water {If coconut is frozen; use hot water}
• Add the paste, jaggery and salt to the remaining grams
• Add water to get the required consistency and boil properly for atleast 10/15mins
  
• Heat a pan with oil, garlic, then add mustard & red chilly. Once mustard starts to splutter add curry leaves.
  
• Add seasoning to rasam

There are many other methods of preparing horsegram rasam. :)

Nutrition Facts of Horse gram
Excellent source of iron and molybdenum