Black Beans Kootu

Ingredients

1. Black beans                1 cup
2. Small onion                10 nos
3. Tomato                        3 medium
4. Brinjal                         300 gms 
5. Pumpkin                      100 gms   
6. Ginger                         1/4"
7. Garlic                          6    
8. Coriander leaves         Handful
9. Kootu masala             4 tbsp                                                         
10. Tamarind                    lemon size
11. Jaggery                       1 tbsp
12. Chilly powder            1 1/2tsp
13. Turmeric                    1/4tsp
14. Salt                             2tsp
15. Oil                             1 tbsp
16. Badaga                       little
17. Curry leaves              few
18. Hing                         a pinch
19. Red chilies               2 or 3
20. Water                       6 cups                  

Method:

• Soak black beans overnight. Soak tamarind in little water.
• Cut onion and tomatoes. Crush ginger and garlic.
• Cut brinjal to lengthwise and put it in a bowl of saltwater and keep aside.
• Cut pumpkin to 1" big pieces.
• Boil water in a pressure cooker add beans, turmeric, castor oil.
• Cook for 1 whistle. Open after 10 minutes.
• Add brinjal, ginger-garlic,onion,tomatoes,pumpkin ,chilly,turmeric powder,salt.
• Close the lid and cook for another 2 whistles.
• Mix kootu masala powder in tamarind water.
• Add it to the gravy with jaggery. Stir well. Check salt. Add if necessary.
• Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
• Heat oil add Badaga, hing, curry leaves, chilies to the gravy.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with rice, ghee, appallam.