Gujarati Sev Usal

If you are a gujarati then sev usal is your Sunday breakfast. Sev usal is a very famous Gujarat street food from Vadodara. Sev usal is a mixture of vatana and spices making it scrumptious. Its a crowd pleaser. Easy to make sev usal, all you need to do is prepare everything before hand toss everything while serving and serve immediately.

Ingredients: - 2 cups soaked safed vatana (dried white peas) - salt as per taste - 1. 5 tbsp oil - 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai) - 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing) - 1/2 cup finely chopped onions - 1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes - 1. 5 tsp chilli powder - 1/2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder - 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) - 1 tsp lemon juice - 4 tbsp spring onions for garnishing - ladi pav - Sev usal sev Recipe: - Make sure to soak the vatana's 6-8 hours before cooking sev usal. Alternatively, vatana's can be steamed cooked if soaking couldn't be done. - In a pressure cooker take vatana, pinch of salt and enough water, mix it well and pressure cook for 3 whistles. - Open the lid only after steam has escaped. Now, drain it and keep it aside. - Heat the oil in a deep non-stick bowl. Add the mustard seeds and asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds. - Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1-2 minute. - Add the tomato puree, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes, while stirring occasionally. - Now add spices: chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and ½ cup of water. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3-4 minutes. - Now, add the cooked vatana to the bowl. Stir it and add lemon juice and ½ cup water. Mix it properly and cook mix well and cook for 5-10 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside. - Gujarati Sev Usal is ready. Serve it hot with ladi pav and garnish with spring onion and sev.