Cluster Bean Masala Curry

It's another great side dish. This has low calories. It helps to manage blood pressure. It is also beneficial to the cardio health. This goes well with steamed white rice, kuzhambu rice, curd rice...

Ingredients

Cluster Bean – ½ kg

Chopped Onions – ½ cup

Chopped Tomato – ½ cup

Tamarind Water – ½ cup

Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder – ½ tsp

(For Powder)

Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp

Coriander Seeds – 1 tsp

Fennel Seeds – ½ tsp

Peppercorn – ½ tsp

Channa Dal – ½ tsp

Curry Leaves – few

Grated Coconut – ¼ tsp

Sesame Oil – 2 tsp

To Temper

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad Dal - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves - few

Method

Clean and wash the cluster beans. Then chop it and keep it aside.

In a pan, heat 1 tsp oil and add all the ingredients which are for powder saute it for few minutes and let it cool. Then grind it as a paste. And keep it aside.

In a kadai, add the tempering ingredients and saute it for few sec. Add the chopped onions and fry well. Now add chopped tomatoes and keep cook till it becomes mushy.

Now add chopped cluster beans and mix well with salt and add chilli powder, coriander powder and ground masala.

Close the lid and keep cook on a medium flame.

Once it done, then switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.