Dried Beans Usal

Ingredients	For 4	For  100
Dried beans	115gms	2.8kg
Onions	115gms	2.8kg
Turmeric	3gms	20gms
Red chillies	3gms	20gms
Oil	15ml	250ml
Mustard seeds	a  pinch	15gms
Asafoetida	a  pinch	15gms
Tamarind	10gms	225gms
Green chillies	2 – 3	115gms
Grated coconut	30gms	2
Coriander leaves	a few spring	1 bunch
Goda masala	5gms	100gms
Or
Coriander –cumin powder	3 – 5gms	75 – 100gms
Jaggery	10gms	115gms
Salt	to taste	80 – 100gms

Soak the beans overnight. Drain. Hang in a piece of muslin to sprout (about 12 hours). Boil in the same water in which they were soaked, with green chillies, until tender. Heat the oil. Add mustard seeds, as they crackle, add chopped onions. When onions are golden brown add turmeric, red chillies, asafoetida and goda masala or coriander-cumin powder. Add boiled beans and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Add tamarind, jaggery and salt. When cooked, serve hot, garnished with grated coconut and coriander leaves.