Beans Koddel Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	20 min
Total time	25 min
Serves	4 servings

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Ingredients

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ingredients for sambar:

• ¼ kg fresh / frozen beans (1 inch size chopped)
• 1 cup of fresh or desiccated coconut
• ½ cup toor dal (cooked)
• 1 tbsp jaggery
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• lemon sized tamarind
• salt to taste
• few curry leaves

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ingredients for masala:

• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• ½ tbsp cumin seeds / jeera
• ½ tbsp urad dal / uddina bele
• ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds / mente
• few curry leaves
• 5 byadgi / kashmiri red chillies

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Instructions

1. chop all the beans to 1 inch long pieces and keep aside.
2. wash and pressure cook toor dal with required water till they are completely cooked and soft.
3. take 1 cup of water and add all chopped beans along with curry leaves.
4. add a tsp of turmeric powder and mix well. close the lid and allow to cook for 5 min. don’t overcook the beans too.
5. meanwhile, roast cumin seeds, urad dal, coriander seeds and red chillies with a tbsp of coconut oil till you get a nice aroma.
6. allow it to cool completely. and in a blender take roasted masala, coconut, few curry leaves and tamarind.
7. blend it to a smooth paste adding required amount of water.
8. once the beans are cooked add jaggery and salt. bring this to a boil.
9. now add cooked smashed dal.
10. also add the ground masala and cook for 10 minutes on a medium flame.
11. make sure the coconut gets well cooked and the aroma of the sambar rises.
12. serve hot with steamed rice.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• mash the dal before you add to sambar.
• you can alternatively use sambar powder instead of roasting the masala.
• tempering with ghee gives nice flavour.