Much ado about bagado

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.
-Mark Twain

Now you can too!!The following dishes are easily digestible with or without teeth.So the next time, at your grandpa's rummy night you can prepare these dishes.Never mind, if you look at the steps involved in making the bagado u might age overnight yourself.

Tomato Saar
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3-4 tomatoes
3 green chilies
hing powder
sambar powder

Boil tomatoes, add green chilies, hing powder, add sambar powder

Tadka
curry leaves
mustard leaves

Bagada Ambat
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For those of you who do not know what bagado is, it is a red black eyed pea ( as opposed to white black eyed pea).I 'll post a picture when I have more time but till then take my word for it.
If you don't know what a black eyed pea is, quit right now.You have more important things to take care of...If on the other had if you know your peas, go right ahead and soak the bagado overnight.
No, just soaking wont do.It is an involved process

1) wake up in the morning preferably earlier than usual ( you had set your alarm and blackberry for this occasion months ago when you set out to buy the peas right??)
2) soak the bagado in water
3)At night, transfer the bagado MINUS the water into a closed vessel ( a cooker would do just fine).This is a necessary step for sprouting.Who knew?????Resist temptations to bother either the bagado or the cooker.Find something better to do.
4) After they sprout the next day, peel the skin off the bagado

Boil the bagado for no more than 3 whistles.Add salt.

Masala
1 fist coconut grated
3 fried red chillis
very little tamarind
(grind together)

Now add the ground masala to the bagado.

Tadka
finely chopped onion in oil