We are traveling from east to west today. Yes from Manipur to the beautiful Goa. Goan cuisine is one of the famous Indian cuisines and known for its distinct coconut, coconut oil, and kokum flavors. I read a lot about Goan cuisine when I was exploring the Konkani and coastal Maharashtra cuisines. When I came across the Alsanyache Tonak which is the black-eyed peas Goan curry, I decided to try it. I duly tried it, and we loved it. Tonak was more like the Tamil Nadu style kurma with coconut. We usually don’t add tamarind but for tonak tamarind which adds that slight tangy flavor to the curry.
As I already prepared olan with black-eyed peas, I decided to go with other peas/beans. I saw dry peas tonak is equally popular as black-eyed peas, so went with white peas that I usually use for kuruma. The internet is loaded with tons of Tonak recipe, and I developed my recipe measure with the base ingredients. The tonak masala is very versatile, and you can use it for any other curries as well. I used frozen coconut for this recipe, as I couldn’t go to my regular Indian grocery store where I buy the fresh coconut. But I would recommend fresh coconut for this recipe.
So without any further ado here comes the Goan Tonak or Tondak recipe,
Recap:
2015 | Day 20 – Eggless French Toast 2016 | Day 20 – Sambar Vadai 2017 | Day 20 – Instant Pot Chanya Tonak | Goan Dry Peas Curry | Tondak
Instant Pot Chanya Tonak | Goan Dry Peas Curry | Tondak
Goan curry prepared with fresh ground coconut masala and white peas
Ingredients:
Dried White Peas – ½ cup Potatoes -2 To Roast and grind: Oil – 2 tsp Garlic cloves – 2 Onion – 1 Peppercorns – ¼ tsp Red Chili – 2 Coriander Seeds – ¾ tsp Cardamom – 1 Fennel Seeds – ½ tsp Cloves – 2 Cinnamon – ½ in piece Coconut Slices (at room temperature) – ⅓ cup Tamarind paste – ½ tsp Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp Sugar – ½ tsp Salt – 1.5 tsp Water – ¼ cup + 1.5 cups Cilantro to garnish
Prep – Work:
Soak the white peas overnight or for at least 5 hours. Wash and peel the potato skin and cut them into small cubes. Chop the onion and garlic into small pieces.
Steps:
Instant Pot Method:
Set the IP in sauté mode and add oil.
Once the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic and cook until they are translucent. Now remove the onion and garlic carefully and add the other dry ingredients, red chili, fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander seeds and peppercorns.
Dry roast for a minute and then add the coconut slices. Roast along with coconut for one more minutes. Remove this mix and allow it to cool.
Now grind these roasted dry ingredients along with sautéed onion, garlic, and turmeric powder and tamarind paste by adding ¼ cup of water.
Add this ground paste, soaked white peas, chopped potatoes and 1.5 cups of water to the IP. Stir the ingredients and set the IP in manual mode for 8 minutes and let the pressure release naturally.
Once the pressure is released, carefully open the lid, mix the ingredients and add the chopped cilantro and set it warm mode or serve it hot with roti.
That’s it. Tonak is ready.
Pressure Cooker Method:
Heat a pan or kadai mode and add oil. Once the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic and cook until they are translucent. Now remove the onion and garlic carefully and add the other dry ingredients, red chili, fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander seeds and peppercorns. Dry roast for a minute and then add the coconut slices. Roast along with coconut for one more minutes. Remove this mix and allow it to cool. Now grind these roasted dry ingredients along with sautéed onion, garlic, and turmeric powder and tamarind paste by adding ¼ cup of water. Add this ground paste, soaked white peas, chopped potatoes and 1.5 cups of water to the pressure cooker or pan. Pressure cook this for two whistles. Once the pressure is all released, open the lid carefully and garnish it with chopped cilantro.
That’s it. Tonak is ready. Serve it hot with roti
Notes:
You can replace white peas with any of your favorite beans/peas. Adjust the water quantity as per your consistency preference. The Tonak masala (just the dry ingredients, sans coconut, onion, and garlic) and prepared well ahead. Adjust the salt and spices as per your preference.
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