A twist in the recipe
I buy healthy foods like I used to shop for accessories in my college days. I just pick random ingredients with all good intentions of making something deceptively rich and artery clogging, but actually healthy and frequently forget about it after the first disastrous attempt. Kollu or Horsegram was one such victim; I made kollu thuvaiyal, my co-sister's recommendation, the first time and no one could tolerate the taste, least of all me. Kollu rasam hardly needed more than a spoon of Kollu. The Kollu stayed forgotten in the recesses of my pantry. I love hot spicy milagaipodi with idli/dosa, sometimes even with rice, but the store bought variety don't quite pack a punch and have a strong hing taste. I decided to make horsegram version which does pack a punch, an awakening (for the kollu) if you will, tasteless on the tongue to "Wow! What was that?" It seems to be a day of side-dishes. I have not given up making Gau lunch he finishes with joy,...