Cluster Beans Usili

Ingredients:

Cluster Beans - Cut into small pieces 1 big bowl
Thuvar dal ? 1/2 cup
Bengal gram dal ? 1/2 cup
Red chillies ? 2 to 3 Nos
Turmeric powder ? ¼ teaspoon
Sambar Powder - 1 teaspoon
A pinch of asafetida
Coconut gratings - two tablespoons (optional)
Oil ? 1 tablespoon
Mustard ? 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves few
Salt - 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Method:

Soak both the dals for two hours. Drain the water and grind alongwith chillies, asafetida and salt to a coarse paste (like vadai dough). Grease idli plate and put the paste into that and steam it like idli for 7 to 10 minutes. Remove it and cool it. Break it by your fingers into tiny bits.

Put cluster beans pieces in a vessel and add sambar powder, turmeric powder and little salt along with enough water to cover the vegetable. Cook on medium flame till it is soft. Drain the excess water and keep aside.

In a kadai put the oil. When it is hot add mustard. When it pops up add curry leaves and then add cooked dhal and fry for a while. Then add cooked vegetable and fry for one minute. Then add coconut gratings and mix well. Keep it stove for one more minute and remove.

Note: You can make vegetable Usili using beans, cabbage or plantain flower. You can also make plain dhal Usili without any vegetable.