Flat Beans Kootu

This is another kootu variety. This kootu can be had with steamed rice or as a gravy with chapathi. I personally like it with steamed rice and roasted apalam.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 200 gms Flat beans

• 1/2 cup Tur dal

• 1 tbsp sambhar powder

• 1 tsp Turmeric powder

• Salt, to taste

To be ground to a paste

• 1/2 cup Fresh grated coconut

• 1 tsp Cumin seeds

• 3 Red chillies

• 2 peppercorns

For tempering

• 1 tbsp Coconut oil

• 1 tsp Mustard seeds

• 1 tsp Urad dal

• 1 tsp Hing

• 4-5 Curry leaves

Instructions

1. De-string the flat beans and chop into thin cubes

2. Cook the tur dal and mash it, keep aside

3. Take grated coconut, cumin seeds, red chillies and peppercorns in a blender and grind to a fine paste adding little water

4. In a saucepan add the beans, turmeric powder, salt and bring to a boil till the beans is cooked

5. Add the sambhar powder and cook for 2 minutes

6. Add the ground paste and cook for another minute, switch off the flame

7. In a pan add coconut oil and temper mustard seeds, urad dal,hing and curry leaves

8. Once the urad dal gets light brown, add this to the kootu

9. Serve hot with rice and papad or any roasted veggie