Cluster beans usili/Kothavarangai usili

Cluster beans is commonly known as guar gum and is used in dairy products like ice cream and as a stabilizer in cheese and cold-meat processing.Its a very healthy dish and tasty too...Prepared this along with sambar.......went well for our lunch....

Ingredients:
1.Cluster beans                  -         1 cup
2.Chana dal                        -         1/2 cup
3.Onion                              -          1
4.Garlic pods                     -           4
5.Red chilli pwdr               -          1 tsp
6.Turmeric pwdr                -           1/4 tsp


For seasoning:
1.Mustard seeds                  -         1/2 tsp
2.Cumin seeds                     -         1/2 tsp
3.Red chillies                      -         2

Method;
* Soak chana dal for 1 hr and grind it coarsely with red chillies ,without adding water.
* Steam the grinded chana dal in a idli cooker.
* Cut the cluster beans finely and cook it in microwave for 5 mins,adding little water.
* Take a wide pan,add oil splutter with mustard and cumin seeds.
* When they splutter,add chopped onion and garlic.
* When onion oozes out oil,dump in the cooked cluster beans and toss it.
* After a minute ,add the cooked chana dal and mix well.
* Now add turmeric pwdr,chilli pwdr and cover the pan.
* When the raw smell of the chilli pwdr is vanished,sprinkle salt .
* Sprinkle some water and cover the pan.Again cook for 2 mins.
* Turn off the heat and serve with hot sambar or rasam.