VAISAMBAL SUKKE (Konkani Recipe) / Lablab Beans Recipe.

Lablab beans also known as Hyacinth beans is called Vaisambal in Konkani. Vaisambal Sukke is a Konkani style side dish made of Lablab Beans in coconut based dry masala paste.Vaisambal Sukke goes well as a side dish with hot steamed Rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Vaisambal Sukke/ Lablab Beans Recipe.

Ingredients:-

Lablab Beans. - 25
Salt.                 -to taste


For Coconut Masala Paste:-

Grated Coconut . -1cup
Dry Red chillies.   -5
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp
Dry Mango piece. - a very small piece [optional]


For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil/ Oil. -1tsp
Urad dal.            -1/2tsp
Mustard seeds. -1tsp


Instructions:-

Wash the Vaisambal (Lablab beans) in water. Cut both the ends of each Vaisambal and chop horizontally into thin lengthy pieces and keep aside.

Grind the grated Coconut along with dry Red chillies, Tumeric powder and a very small piece of dry Mango to a coarse paste without adding water.Keep aside.


Method:-

Heat Coconut oil or any Cooking oil in a pan for seasoning on medium flame.

Add Urad dal and saute well.

Splutter Mustard seeds and saute well.

Add thinly chopped Vaisambal pieces and saute well

Add required Salt and mix well.

Cover the pan and cook the Vaisambal/ Lablab beans on low flame till soft without adding Water and saute in between.

When the Vaisambal beans cooked well add the coarsely ground Coconut masala paste and mix well till the cooked beans coated well with the Masala paste on low flame.

Saute well and cook again for a minute and switch off the flame.

A tasty and delicious Vaisambal Sukke / Lablab recipe is ready to serve as a side dish with Rice.