AVARAIKKAI (BROAD BEANS) THUVATTAL

INGREDIENTS :
Broad Beans   1/4kg
Big Onion        1 no(chopped)
Chopped Tomato    2 tbsp
Garlic              2 cloves
sambar Powder     2 tbsp
Turmeric powder   1/2 tsp
Coconut grated     2 tbsp
Salt    to taste
For Seasoning :
Oil      2 tbsp
Mustard     1 tsp
Urad dal     1 tsp
Channa dal    2 tsp
Hing              1/4 tsp
Curry leaves   few
Method :

• Chop the broad beans into 1" pieces.
• Heat oil in kadai and add the items for seasoning one by one in the given order.
• Add chopped onion, garlic and tomatoes and saute well till the tomatoes are soft.
• Add chopped broad beans and saute for 2 to 3 mins.
• Put turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt. Mix well, add little water and close with a lid.
• When cooked (there must be no water left in the kadai) add grated coconut and serve.
• This goes well  with sambar and curd rice. I like to have this mixed with plain white rice.