beans koddel | beans huli | beans sambar recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
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
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
Method
- chop all the beans to 1 inch long pieces and keep aside.
- wash and pressure cook toor dal with required water till they are completely cooked and soft.
- take 1 cup of water and add all chopped beans along with curry leaves.
- 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.
- meanwhile, roast cumin seeds, urad dal, coriander seeds and red chillies with a tbsp of coconut oil till you get a nice aroma.
- allow it to cool completely. and in a blender take roasted masala, coconut, few curry leaves and tamarind.
- blend it to a smooth paste adding required amount of water.
- once the beans are cooked add jaggery and salt. bring this to a boil.
- now add cooked smashed dal.
- also add the ground masala and cook for 10 minutes on a medium flame.
- make sure the coconut gets well cooked and the aroma of the sambar rises.
- serve hot with steamed rice.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.