Beans paruppu usili

Beans paruppu usili (Beans and Bengal gram( channa dhal) dry curry) - Preparation time 30 minsThis is one of my favourite dish. Moms used to make this with different vegetable. I will now write about beans usili which she used to make frequently. You can try it out. This goes well with more kuzhambhu.

Ingredients:-
Beans - 1 cup (chopped to small pieces)
Channa dhal - 1/4 cup (soaked for 2 hrs)
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Red chili powder - 1/2 to 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Water - To boil beans
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Sesame oil - 1 tbsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 6 (finely chopped)

Preparation method:-
Soak the Bengal gram for 2 hrs. Drain the water completely and transfer to mixer. Crush the ginger and add to dhal. Grind to coarse paste.
In a vessel add water. Boil the water with salt and turmeric. Add chopped beans and cook till it is soft.
Heat a heavy bottomed tawa. Add oil, mustard to splutter, urad dhal to golden brown, curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida.
To the above pan add the grind bengal gram and fry till the dhal becomes separate. If you want you can add another 1/2 tbsp of oil.
In goes red chili powder (adjust according to you spice level) add cooked beans (take care while cooking beans. Add only required amount of water to cook the beans if more water drain it and add to sambhar or rasam).
I love to eat this alone. But goes well with more kuzhambhu and rasam rice.