Karamani Sundal ( Salty )

there are two types of Karamani sundal one made with salt and the other with jaggery. Here I am giving you the recipe for Karamani Sundal with salt.

Ingredients needed for Karamani Sundal
1 cup dried Karamani / String Beans
Salt to taste
1 1/2 tsps oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
3-4 red chillies broken into bits
2 pinches asafoetida
Handful Curry leaves
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut

How to prepare Karamani Sundal
Roast Karamani payaru in a dry hot pan  till they get hot and a nice aroma comes.
Soak in water for about half an hour.
Clean and wash drain and keep aside.
Heat water in a vessel, add the soaked Karamani .
Cook till the gram gets 3/4ths cooked and remove the extra water.
Keep a little water in the vessel and add salt to the grams . Mix well, cover and cook till the grams are completely cooked and dry.
Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds. Add broken chillies, asafoetida and pinched curry leaves.
Add the cooked grams and mix well.
Add grated coconuts to the Sundal and serve hot.

Points to Note :
You can get two types of Karamani payaru. One will be  small sized and red coloured and the other white coloured, also known as Lobia in Hindi.
You can use both these grains to make sundal with salt.