West Indian
Matki Usal (Plain Sprouted Moth Bean Curry)
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
- 2 cups sprouted moth beans
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp goda masala
- 2 tbsp roasted peanuts
- 3 tbsp neutral oil
- 1.5 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
How to cook it
- Heat the oil in a pot, add the mustard and cumin seeds, and let them crackle.
- Add the chopped onion, ginger, and garlic, and saute until golden.
- Add the chopped tomato, turmeric, chili powder, and goda masala, and cook until the tomato softens, about 5 minutes.
- Add the sprouted moth beans and crushed peanuts, and stir to coat in the masala.
- Pour in the water and salt, cover, and simmer until the sprouts are tender but still hold their shape, about 15 minutes.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve with bread, pav, or plain rice.
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
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Partial
- Food groups it covers
- Pulses, Vegetables, and Nuts and seeds
- How this was set
- Hand audited
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.
Watch someone make it
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More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on moth bean, onion, and tomato.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from West India.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
Meal suggestions support your goals. They are not medical advice. Please ask your doctor about your family's health needs.