Kothavarangai (Cluster Beans) Paruppu Usili

INGREDIENTS :
Kothavarangai - 250 gms
Big Onion - 1
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
Urad dal - 1 tbspn
Cooking oil - 4 tbspn

TO GRIND :
Channa Dal - 1/2 cup
Thoor Dal - 1/2 cup
Green Chilli - 1
Red Chilli - 4
Cumin Seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tbspn
Coconut - 2 pieces
Asafoetida - 1/2 tbspn
Salt as needed

PREPARATION :
1.Wash the cluster beans and chop them and keep it aside.
2.Wash and soak the dal for 1 hour. Then in a mixer grinder add green chilli, red chillies, soaked dal, coconut, cumin seeds, salt, asafoetida and grind them coarsely.

3. Now transfer the ground paste to a vessel, add the chopped kothavarangai to it and mix them all.
4. Then in a pressure cooker pour 2 cups of water, place the vessel inside the cooker and cook them. Keep them for 1 whistle and switch off the stove. Now allow it to cool.
5. Now in a pan add oil, temper mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and add the chopped onions. Fry them to a golden brown colour.

6. Now add the cooked mixer to the fried onions and cook them until it is roasted. Fry them in low flame and stir it occasionally. Once it is roasted remove from the flame and transfer it to a bowl.
Serve it with rasam or sambar rice. It tastes good with kaara kuzhambu too.