Jack and the bean snack ;)

Once upon a time, when I was a in kinder garden mom used to narrate me the story of Jack and the beanstalk. The story fascinated me so much. Every time they purchased some bean at home, I used to ask her if it was the magical bean. :) and she used to say 'yes' and also tell me that if I eat them I would become wise, energetic, heroic and what not. :)

Whatever be the story, I just love to munch them even now. They are crunchy and tasty. :)

So here goes the interesting field beans snack that I told you earlier. :)

Ingredients:

Fresh field bean seeds(Mochai) - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 tsp
Oil - for frying
Salt - for taste
Chilly powder - for taste
Asafoetida - a pinch

Method:

Soak Field beans(Mochai/Anumulu) in luke warm water for 2 hours. Then de husk the outer skin and dry it on a clean cloth for a while in shade.

Deep fry the dried field beans until the bubbling subsides(till it gets crispy).

Now take a spoon of ghee in a pan and add chilly powder, salt and asafoetida to it. Immediately drop in the fried field beans and saute for few mins in very low flame till the spics spread evenly. Transfer to an air tight container and enjoy it for a week. :)

Note:

You can also add crushed garlic to the ghee and then add the chilly powder etc. This will give you an extra flavor to it.

If you have time and patience, pick the green colored ones alone and use them for this snack. They are tender so they become really crisp when roasted and would be really good.

Happy munching. :)

Look for field beans sambhar/side dish here.

Written by: Nithya
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