Beans usili( green beans and lentils fry)

Ingredients

• Beans (finely chopped)-250 g
• Onion small( sliced)-1
• Red chilly powder/Paprika powder-1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
• Hing/Asafetida-pinch
• Salt to taste
• Mustard seeds-1 teaspoon
• Chana dal/Split Chick peas-handful
• Toor dal/ Split Pigeon peas-handful
• Dried red chilly-4
• Garlic cloves-2
• Oil-2 tablespoons

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Preparation

• Wash and soak the chana dal and toor dal. Grind both dals in mixer to a coarse paste along with dried red chilly and garlic cloves.
• To the coarsely ground dals add 1 tablespoon oil and required salt . Add the ground dal paste to a steam pan and steam for at least 10 minutes.
• Once the dal is cooked allow to cool and crumble it with fingers. Next heat oil in a pan, when hot add the mustard seeds.
• When mustard seeds crackles add the chopped onion and saute until onion turns pink. Now add the chopped beans and stir fry for few minutes.
• Season the beans with red chilly powder, turmeric powder, asafetida and salt. Sprinkle little water on the beans, cover and cook until 3/4th done.
• Now remove the lid and add the crumbled dals. Stir fry the bean and dal mixture until dry.
• Serve hot with steamed Rice or Roti.