Beans Paruppu Usli

Ingredients:

Fresh Beans 15 – 20
Chana Dal 1/2 Cup
Whole Red Chiles 2
Garlic 3 Cloves
Turmeric Powder a big Pinch
Salt to taste

Method of preparation:

Wash, snap both ends of the fresh beans and chop them into inch long pieces.
Bring to boil few cups of water, add chopped beans and salt.
Cook till beans are just soft but firm.
Strain the cooked green beans and keep aside.

Peel and lightly crush the garlic cloves.
Soak chana dal in fresh water for couple of hours.
Refresh the soaked dals in fresh water.
Grind the soaked chana dal into somewhat coarse paste adding enough water.
Mix few pinches of salt into coarsely ground chana dal mixture.
Spread the ground chana dal mixture onto a wide vessel.
Pressure cook the chana dal mixture for 3 whistles.
Remove the cooked chana dal mixture from cooker and crumble it with help of fingers into coarse powder.
If the dal mixture is cooled off, you use a food processor to do the same job.

Heat oil in a pan on medium heat , add red chiles and fry till it changes color. Remove it onto a plate and finely crush with along with a pinch of salt.
Into the same pan with remaining oil, add all talimpu ingredients in order along with garlic cloves.
When urad dal changes color, add cooked green beans and salt.
Fry for couple of minutes and then stir in crumbled dal mixture, crushed red chile and turmeric powder.
Cook covered for few minutes and uncover and fry for a minute or two to let evaporate any leftover moisture.
Adjust any seasonings if required.
Serve beans paruppu usili with steamed rice and dollop of ghee.