Bean based recipe

Masal Mochai:

Now that mochai season is starting, try this dish.

Delicious is the only word for this mildly spicy vegetable.

Mochai paruppu (fresh ) - 1 cup

Besan - ½ cup

Chopped small onions - ½ cup

Oil - ½ cup

Chopped garlic - 1 tbsp

Chopped green chillies & ginger - 2 tbsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Saunf - 1 tsp (or little less )

Salt, haldi, curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves

Boil the mochai paruppu with little salt & drain.

Heat ¼ cup oil, temper mustard seeds, saunf &then add onions, garlic, green

chillies,&ginger fry well.

Mix besan, salt, haldi , chilli powder & ¼ cup oil to a bread crumb consistency.

Add this mixture & the boiled mochai to the fried ingredients..

Lower the flame, cover & cook for 5 mts.

Besan will get cooked in oil.

Open, mix thoroughly all the contents.

Add chopped curry leaves &coriander leaves.

The same dish tastes excellant with potatoes as well.

This dry dish goes very well with any rice.