Beans Parupusli ( Beans and lentils )

Ingredients:
French beans - ¼ kg
Tuvar dal - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Asafetida powder - ½ tsp
Red chillies - 4 Nos
Curry leaves - 4 Nos
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsps
Channa dal - 2 tsps
Oil - 3 tsps


Method:

Soak the tuvar dal for about an hour and drain well. Grind the dal, turmeric and asafetida powders, red chillies, curry leaves and salt into a pate without adding water. Heat the oil in the pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal and aesofotida. When the mustard seeds splatter and dals become lightly pink add the paste and mix well. Cover with a lid and simmer it until the lentils are cooked and start to become crumbly.
Chop the beans into small pieces and cook with a little salt till well done but firm in a microwave.
When the beans are ready add it to the crumbly lentil mixture and strill well. Simmer it for 5 minutes until all the flavours blend well.

Serve it hot with More kozhumbu ( South Indian khadi ) or Rasam.