Beans Cheruparippu Thoran

Ingredients Beans chopped- 2 1/2 cup Cheruparippu/Moong dal cooked- 1 cup Grated coconut- 3/ 4 cup Onion- 1/2 Green chilly -3 Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Chilly powder- a pinch Cumin - 1/2 tsp Garlic- 2 pods Curry leaves- a few Mustard - 1/2 tsp Coconut oil- 3 tsp

Method: Cook chopped beans and moong dal/cheruparippu separately. Note; You can dry roast the moong dal till it is slightly golden and gets a nice aroma. This will enhance flavor and also keep it separated. Cook around 1/3 cup of cheruparippu with 1- 1 1/3 cup of water and a pinch of salt and keep aside.Use a wide mouth pot .Cook it till it is soft and still retains its shape and the dal remains separated from each other. Do not pressure cook itor it will get mashed up. Cook beans along with salt and green chilly and sprinkle some water. Cook covered in medium flame and saute occasionally. If you feel necessary sprinkle little more water. Allow the beans to get soft and cooked. In a mixer make a course mixture of coconut, cumin seeds, turmeric, chilly powder and garlic. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and when they splutter add curry leaves and chopped onion. Saute till onion changes color. Add the coconut mixture and saute for a minute followed by cooked beans and cooked moong dal. Check for salt and stir fry for two more minutes. Thoran is ready.Serve with rice.

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