Beans Usili( Green Beans and Lentils Fry)

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.