Beans Poriyal

Ingredients:

1 cup french beans, cut into 2" long

5 tbsp coconut, grated

1 green chilli, slit into 2

2 tbsp moong dal

pinch of hing

1/2 tsp rai

6-7 leaves of karipatta

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

1/2 tsp sugar

2 tsp oil

salt to taste

Method:

• Wash the french beans and cut into 2" long pieces.
• Wash the moong dal and soak in 5 tbsp of water.
• Heat a kadai on a medium high heat, add oil, add the mustard seeds. When they crackle, add the asafoetida powder and karipatta, add the drained moong dal and stir fry.
• When the moong dal begins to change colour, add the french beans and stir well. Add 2 tbsp of water and salt, cover and let the beans and dal cook on steam. Stir occasionally.
• Add the green chillies and cook till the beans are totally cooked.
• Add garam masala powder, coconut, sugar and stir well. Let it cook for 3 minutes.
• Serve hot!

Tips:

• You can also add whole red chillies in the tempering.
• You can use urad dal instead of moong dal.
• You can also use combination of urad and moong dal.
• This recipe does not have onion or garlic. You can also add onion and garlic to this recipe. In such a case you can skip the use of hing.
• You can use coconut oil for this preparation.
• Jeera can also be added in the tempering.
• At any time, if the french beans stick to the kadai add 1 tsp of water at a time.
• Serve this vegetable with rice and dal.