Avarakkai Nei Perattal

We saw this in Jacob's kitchen and tried the next week, and enjoyed....

Ingredients

Avarakkai(Broad Beans) - with the Ends removed (Naar) and washed, can Microwave for about 4 minutes with 4 spoons water
Garlic, - 4 big pods , / 8 small pods cut into slices and slightly mashed
Ghee - 4-5 spoons
Urad Dhal - A handful - 3 spoons
Toor Dhal - A handful - 3 spoons
Pepper - coarsely crushed
Curry leaves - 1/2 strands
Salt to Taste


Preparation

1. Dry roast the Urad Dhal and Toor Dhal, and make a powder of this (Paruppu Podi)
2. Warm 2 spoons ghee in a kadai
3. Add the garlic pods and curry leaves, and stir till it becomes sligtly brown
4. Add the ground Urad+Toor Dhal powder to the garlic, and stir for 2 mins till a nice aroma come out of the powder.
5. Now add the Avarakkai, and salt and saute well till all the powder mixes well with the vegetable, let it stir for about 5 mins, (Note :if already cooked in microwave, then 4-5 mins is sufficient, else sprinle water, till the vegetable get cooked, for about 10 mins).
6. Add the pepper powder, and mix well, and remove from flame.

Tasty Avarakkai Nei perattal is ready.
This tastes well with thick dhal or sambar for rice.
Can do the same with Fish or chicken as well.