Butterbean curry (Vaal Nu Shaak)

A tasty Gujarat curry of lima beans/butter beans cooked in onion tomato gravy.

What you need:

• Butter beans, 1 cup, soaked in water
  
• 1 Onion, finely chopped
• 4 Tomatoes, fineley chopped
• Vegetable oil, 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds, 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds, 1 tsp
• 2 green chilies, finely chopped
• Garlic,1/2 tsp, paste
• Ginger, 1/2 tsp, finely chopped
• Red chili flakes, 1 tsp
• Coriander grounded, 1 tsp
• Garam masala, 1/2 tsp
• Cloves & cinnamon powder, 1/2 tsp
• Fresh coruiander leaves, handful
• Salt to taste

How to make it:

1. Soak the butter beans in water overnight.
2. Boil the butter beans in the pressurecooker for about 8 mins.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard and cumin seeds and for 30 seconds.
4. Add green chili, ginger , garlic and cook for about a min.
5. Add the onion and cook for about 3 mins to remove the rawness of the onion.
6. Add the tomato and then cook for about 4 mins. Stir it.
7. Once the tomato and onion cook it is time to add all the masalas: red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, cloves and cinnamon stick powder and salt to taste mix everything well and cook for about 3 mins so the masala will blend well with tomato and onion.
8. Add a cup of water and also the boiled beans and stir it and cook for about 5 mins untill all ingredients blends in curry.
9. Serve hot with roti, chappthi or paratha.