Avaraikai Thuvattal

Ingredients:

Broad Beans - 10 to 15
Coconut gratings ? 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder ? a pinch
Red chilli - 1 or 2
Raw Rice - 2 teaspoons
Oil ? 1 teaspoon
Mustard ? half teaspoon
Asafotida Powder - a pinch
Curry leaves few
Salt ? ½ teaspoon

Method:

Wash and cut the avaraikai into small pieces.

In a small kadai, put rice and red chilli and dry fry till the rice turns slightly brown. Cool it and powder it.

In another kadai put one teaspoon oil and when it is hot add half teaspoon mustard, asafotida powder, curry leaves and fry for a second. Put the vegetable now and add turmeric powder, salt and sprinkle water just to cover the vegetable. Mix well. Close with lid. Cook on medium flame till the vegetable is soft and all the water is absorbed. Now add the ground rice powder, grated coconut and mix well.