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..