Kothavarangai(Cluster Beans) Thengaipaal Poricha Kuzhambu

Kothavarangai(Cluster Beans) Thengaipaal Poricha Kuzhambu is a different variety of kuzhambu which is very delicious and can be served with any fried vegetable or a plain thayir pachadi. The flavour of coconut milk makes this kuzhambu so scrumptious.

Preparation Time	15 mins
Cooking Time	30 mins
Servings	3-4

Ingredients:

Thur Dal	1/2 Cup
Cluster beans (Kothavarangaai)	1/4 kg
Coconut Milk	1/2 Cup
Rice Flour	1 teaspoon
Turmeric	1/4 teaspoon
Sambar Powder	1/2 teaspoon
Salt	To Taste

Ingredients for Grinding:

Oil	2 teaspoon
Urid Dal	1 tablespoon
Red Chillies	2
Pepper	1/2 teaspoon

Ingredients for Seasoning:

Oil	1 teaspoon
Mustard Seeds	1 teaspoon
Split Urid dal	1 teaspoon
Curry Leaves	Few

Method:

Pressure cook the thur dal and smash it and keep it aside
Wash and finely chop the cluster beans and keep it aside

Mix the coconut milk and rice flour and mix well

Heat oil in a pan, add the grinding ingredients till the urid dal turns golden brown color and take it in a mixer and grind it to a nice paste

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urid dal and fry till it turns golden brown color and take it aside

Add the chopped cluster beans and fry in oil for a minute

Add water to soak the cluster beans and add sambar powder, Salt and turmeric powder and mix well and cook till the cluster beans till soft

Add smashed dal and mix well and allow it to boil for 5 minutes

Add the ground paste and mix well and keep in flame high for 2minutes

Add coconut milk and mix well

Keep Kothavarangai(Cluster Beans) Thengaipaal Poricha Kuzhambu in flame for 2 minutes and remove from flame and add the seasoned ingredients and mix well