Pavtyachi pataL bhajee

Pawtas are in season now in winter.Pawtas are similar to lima beans. Normally I prepare UsaL of pawta but this time pataLbhajee was a short cut for curry and bhajee together.





Ingredients
1 cup of pawta( beans)
salt and jaggery to taste

To be ground in paste
1/4 cup freshly grated coconut
a small piece of onion
2-3 peppercorns
1 green chili
2-3 stalks of coriander leaves
tamarind to taste

Tempering
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp of asafoetida
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Method

• Remove the pawta beans from its pods. Sprinkle little water over it and pressure cook .
• Grind the  paste of the ingredients given.
• Heat the oil in the kadhai and add the tempering ingredients. Fry onion on medium flame till it becomes soft.
• Add moist pawta beans. Saute for a while.
• Add ground paste and add water to adjust the consistency. Bring it to boil.
• Add salt and jaggery and mix well.
• Serve hot with rice and chapati.