Cluster Beans Poriyal/Guar Beans Poriyal

Ingredients

1. Cluster Beans     1/4 kg
2. Onion   1 medium (finely chopped)
3. Curry leaves    few
4. Coconut   2 tsp(shredded)
5. Moongdal    2tbsp
6. Chilli powder    1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder    1/4 tsp
8. Salt    as needed.

To temper

1. Oil   2-3 tsp
2. Mustard seeds    1/2 tsp
3. Chana dal    2 tsp
4. Urad dal    1 tsp
5. hing    a pinch

Method

• Half cook moongdal with  1 and 1/2 cup water and with pinch of turmeric powder.
• Drain the water and spread the moongdal in a plate and keep aside.(spare the drained water to cook cluster beans).
• Wash,cut the both ends and chop the cluster beans into small pieces.
• Heat oil in wok,add the tempering ingredients one by one and fry till chana n urad dal get golden brown,
• After that add onions and curry leaves,fry for a minute and add the chopped cluster beans.
• Stir fry the cluster beans for 3-4 minutes(this will help to reduce the bitterness).
• then add turmeric and chilli powder and mix well.
• Add enough salt and water (use moongdal cooked water) mix and cook covered till cluster bean get cooked.
• Once it get cooked,open the lid and stir well ...all the water will be drained but with little moisture.
• Add shredded coconut and fry for a minute and at last add the moongdal and mix everything gently.
• Its done..now the cluster beans poriyal is ready .
• It can be served with sambar,rasam sadham n any variety rices.

Note: some cluster beans will have bitter taste for that reason v r frying them in oil for some minutes.If u don't like adding moongdal omit that and proceed ,but its good choice and rich too.