This Recipe goes back to the roots of udupi with simple spices and coconut, you can use other vegetables instead of just beans and the choices are just endless

• ¼ kg fresh/frozen beans
• 1 cup of fresh or desiccated coconut
• ½ cup tur daal
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tamarind (medium size)
• Salt to taste
• Few curry leaves
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• ½ tbsp cumin seeds
• ½ tbsp urad daal
• ¼ tsp fenugreek leaves
• 5 Kashmiri red chillis

• Chop all the beans to 1 inch long pieces and keep aside
• Wash and pressure cook tur dal with required water until they are completely cooked and soft
• Take 1 cup of water and add all the chopped beans along with curry leaves
• Add a tbsp of turmeric powder and mix well. Close the lid and allow to cook for 5 minutes. Dont overcook the beans too
• Meanwhile, roast cumin seeds, urad daal, coriander seeds and red chillis with a tbsp of coconut oil till you get 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 salt and bring it to a boil
• Now add cooked smashed dal
• Also add the grounded masala and cook for 10 minutes on a medium flame
• Make sure the coconut gets well cooked and aroma of sambhar starts rising