BEANS DAL (PAPPU)

Tired of eating all masala food and looking for a simple recipe? Here is the ever green recipe, Dal - it has its own taste, no matter how many other recipes we make. I am adding few beans to Dal, so it is not only tastier, but also adds much more proteins/healthier..follow me - 


INGREDIENTS  : 

BEANS  - 1/2LB
          
KANDHI PAPPU (TOOR DAL) -1 CUP
                            
MUSTARD (AVALU) - 1/2 TSP

CUMIN SEEDS (JEERA) -1/4 TSP

FENUGREEK SEEDS ((MENTHILU) -1/4 TBL SP

ONION-1 SMALL

GREEN CHILLES-3 BIG

CURRYLEVES-1 STEM

GARLIC - 2 SLICES

RED CHILLES -1 BIG
             
OIL - 2 TBL SP
          
SALT  - TO STATE

TURMERIC POWDER -1 /4 TBL SP

HING (ASAFOETIDA) -1 PINCH

Take the kandhipapu (toor dal) and cut green beans into a bowl and add green chillies ,turmeric powder, 2 cups of water. Then steam cook in either a microwave oven (for 15 min) or using a pressure cooker for 5 min (two whistles).

Take a pan and  add oil. After heating add 1 pinch of hing, mustard. Then add garlic ,fenugreek seeds (menthulu), cumin seeds, and onion slices, red chillies, then put the curry leaves and let them fry into golden brown.

Then add the cooked kandhipapu, green beans, into the pan. Add some salt  and mix it well and let it cook again for few min (until it is boiled) then switch off the stove. Remove into a bowel

Ready to serve..