SIXTEEN BEAN MASALA WITH PARATHAS !

Sixteen Bean Masala is my second contribution to Pooja of 'creativepooja's "Veg of the week" event.This week's theme is all about cooking with any dried bean.

There is no better way than cooking these Masala using those wonderful pack of Sixteen Bean(introduced to me by Linda!Click on "16 Bean Soup") for "Dried Beans" theme of the week,right? Here I go!:)


Sixteen Bean Masala:



Look how gorgeous these colorful beans look below and what a pleasure to cook with these nutrious and yummy mix of beans!YUM!!


A pack of Sixteen Bean!



You Need:

1 cup dry 16 bean,soaked overnight,drined and cooked with fresh water until soft but still whole,Cilantro,1/4 cup Tomato sauce,2 tbsp Yoghurt,1/2 tsp sugar.
Grind to paste:1 small onion,1 big garlic,1" ginger,1/4 tsp Turmeric.
Dry spices:1 tsp paprika,1 tbsp Coriander seeds pd,2 tsp Cumin seeds powder,1/4 tsp chilli pd,1/2 tsp Garam Masala,2 tsp MDH Kitchen King masala(optional but tastes good!)


How To:


Heat 1 tbsp oil and ghee mixed on medium heat,add ground masala and saute for 5 mins until onion mix gets little color but never reddish.Add paprika,yoghurt 1tbsp at a time,keep stirring to prevent curdling,add tomato sauce,mix well until you see the oil specks surface.Now add all the dry spices,salt,stir for a min.



When boils,turn down the heat and add in cooked beans with it's water.If there is too little liquid,add 1 cup water to make it thin.Cooked Beans tends to thicken the very quickly.Add cilantro and sommer until you get the wonderful aroma.That's it! You could ad a dab of butter to make shiny and delicious.Serve with Parathas!



Another look of Bean Masala!





Triangular Parathas:





Have fun!