Broad beans poriyal

broad beans poriyal: (method 1)
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wash and cut broad beans - 1/4 kg
sambar onions - 3 , chopped
green chilly - 2 slit
red chilly - 1
yellow moong dhal - 2 tblsp soaked
salt - reqd
oil - 1 tsp
curry leaves - few
coconut - 2 tsp grated
or soya granules - 2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
urad dhal - 1/2 tsp

Wash and cut broad beans according to our wish. cook moong dhal with little water, till it is half done.
Strain water in a container and keep aside.
Use the strain water to cook broad beans in microwave high for 2 minutes,(time may vary depends upon the quantity of the vegetable)
Now in a kadai, pour oil, mustard seeds, urad dhal let it pop up then add onion, chillies, curry leaves. Let the onions turns slight brown colour, then add moong dhal and the vegetable, mix thoroughly. Add reqd salt, turmeric powder, cover and cook for 3 minutes.
Now add either coconut or soya granules, mix properly let it cook for 2 minutes and remove.

Method 2:
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same as above, instead of moong dhal, we can use toor dhal.


Method 3:
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same as above, no dhals .

Cook broad beans, with salt, chilly powder, turmeric powder in the microwave for 3 to 4 minutes.

in a kadai, do the same seasoning, add the vegetable and 1/2 tsp of saunf coarsely ground, mix thoroughly. finally add coconut or soya granules.

When u make sambar/kootu/more kulambu, u can prepare method 3.
when u make kara kulambu/vathal kulambu/puli kulambu u can prepare either method 1 or method 2

Same way u can prepare french beans, cabbage.

with cluster beans i make method 2 and method 3

try and give me ur feed back

kugan will also write her way of preparation.

selvi