LILVA BEANS CHUTNEY / PIGEON PEAS CHUTNEY

Lilva is a type of beans commonly known as Tuvar or Pigeon Peas.Pigeon peas are noth a food crop [dried peas, flour or green vegetable peas]. Pigeon peas are an important legume crop of rainfed agriculture in the semi-srid tropics like the Indian subcontinent, Eastern Africa and Central America. Fresh tuvar is widely available during winters.

Most of the days this yummy but sot and spicy chutney is there in every house in my village. My husband love this chutney. You can make amti and kachori with this green pigeon peas which is also very tasty. This is very easy, quick and simple recipe with very few ingredients. So here is the recipe of Lilva beans chutney.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup Fresh pigeon peas [tuvar/ toor/arhar]

2-3 green Chillies

1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

3-4 Garlic Cloves

Salt as per required

Oil

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Wash the pigeon peas under running water and drain out all the water.

STEP 2 - Heat a wide pan or tawa and add  a teaspoon full oil. Add peas on it with green chillies and roast well.

STEP 3 – Don’t over roast. Then remove from the pan and cool for some time.

STEP 4 – Add choriander, garlic cloves, cumin seeds and salt.

STEP 5 – Grind roughly in a mixer grinder chutney pot.

STEP 6 - Now heat a pan with 1-2 tablespoon oil in it.

STEP 7 - Crackle cumin-mustared seeds and then add the roughly ground mixture in it.

STEP 8 - Saute it well, keep stirring and cook for next 3-4 minutes and then switch off the flame.

STEP 9 - Garnish it chopped coriander and serve.

Serve it hot as a side dish. Enjoy it with chapatti/ poori.