Green Beans (South India)

 

Ingredients

• 600 grams green beans chopped
• 2 large or 4 small onion(s) finely chopped
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 6 dry red chilies or chilli flakes
• 4 cloves of garlic chopped or 2 tsp garlic paste
• 2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• curry leaves
• 2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• vegetable or coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• tomato paste
• some nutmeg

Instructions

Wash and chop the green beans into ½ cm slices. Remove and discard both ends.

Coarsely grind coconut, garlic, and dry red chilies and set aside.

Heat cooking oil in a saucepan and add mustard seeds. Once it starts to splutter, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, and chopped onion. 

Stir for a few seconds and then add chopped green beans.

Add turmeric powder, salt, nutmeg and stir well until combined. Add some water but not too much.

Cover and cook on low heat for 7 minutes. 

Add the coconut, garlic, and red chili paste to the half-cooked beans and stir well.

Add some tomato paste

Cook for 5 more minutes or until beans is just cooked. 

Serve hot with rice and curry as a side dish