Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 ts Split peas or moong dal 1/2 ts Salt
10 oz Green beans 1/2 ts Sugar
3 tb Oil 1/8 ts Turmeric
1/8 ts Asafetida 1/4 ts Cumin, ground
1/2 ts Black mustard seeds 1 ts Coriander, ground
1/4 ts Cumin seeds, whole 1/2 c Coconut, grated
8 ea Curry leaves 2 tb Cilantro, chopped
1 ea Green chile, chopped

Pick over the dal wash. Drain put in a small bowl. Add enough
water to cover by an inch. Let soak for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Drain.

Trim the beans cut into 1/4" rounds. Put on some water to boil.

Heat oil in a large skillet when hot add asafetida, quickly follwed
by mustard cumin seeds. Add curry leaves. Stir once add drained
dal. Stir until the dal is lightly browned. Add green beans, chiles,
salt, sugar, turmeric, cumin, coriander stir for 1 minute. Reduce
heat to low. Put second pan over over top of the first one half
fill it with boiling water. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the
beans are done. Add coconut cilantro.

Madhur Jaffrey, "A Taste of India"
Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 04-05-95

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