DOUBLE BEANS HINGA UDHAK

This is a spicy beans curry flavoured with coconut and hing.  Normally this curry is prepared with prawns or mussels.

Ingredients

Double beans                              --  1 cup

Grated coconut                           --  1 cup

Fried red chillies                          --  12 to 15

Tamarind                                       --  small piece

Hing                                                --  ½ tsp

Coconut oil                                   --   1 or 2 tsp

Method

Soak double beans overnight in plenty of water.  Drain and pressure cook them and keep aside.  Roast red chillies in a drop of coconut oil and grind with tamarind in to fine paste.  Add masala to boiled beans, adjust water to get gravy not too thick not too thin consistency.  Add salt and hind powder and bring it to boil  for 5 to 10 minutes, switch off the gas,  and pour coconut oil above it.  Serve with plain rice.