karamani sundal(cow gram)

Ingredients:

Karamani (cow gram) one cup

One onion (optional)

5-10 curry leaves

Mustard seeds 3/4th tsp

Urad dal broken one tsp

Red chillies 3 to 4

green chilles 1 to 2

Freshly grated coconut 2 tbsp

(Hing) Asafetida a pinch

Directions:

Soak the kidney beans (karamani or Cow gram) for 4 to 5 hrs or soak over night.

Wash the beans in water and drain the water. Pressure cook the beans and just keep for three whistles. Drain away the water by using strainer.

Add oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, slit green chillis, broken red chillies,curry leaves, Hing, add onions and stir for few seconds.

Now add cooked beans and stir for few seconds.

Add salt to taste.

Finally add grated coconut and stir for a while, and now the beans is ready to eat.