Mattra Recipe by Niru Gupta

Ingredients

• 6-8Yellow Peas (Matra/vatana) 2 cups (360 g ) ]
• Salt 2 tbsp ] soaked together for 4-6 hours
• Water to come 2� above the peas ]
• Clarified butter (Ghee) 1 tbsp
• Ginger, finely shredded 2 tbsp
• Powdered black pepper � tsp
• Cardamom (Chhoti elaichi) powdered � tsp
• Coriander (Dhania) powder 1 tbsp
• Cumin (Jeera) roasted and powdered 1 tbsp
• Dried mango powder 2 tbsp
• Lemon juice, to taste or � cup
• Coriander leaves (Hara dhania) and ginger juliennes to garnish
• Chaat masala to garnish