Thursday, February 4, 2010

Spring Beans w/ Coconut koora

Ingredients:
5C finely chopped Spring beans
2C finely diced onions
1/2 C shredded coconut
4 Green chillies (slit length wise)
4 red chillies
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 1/4 Jeera seeds
1.5 tsp Minapappu
1.5 tso senaga pappu
3/4 tsp turmeric
3 tsp sea salt [6 mini tsp (4+1+1)]

Steps:
  1. In a kadai add oil once the oil heats, add Mustard and jeera when jeera splutters add Mina pappu and senaga pappu and saute for 2 min until the pappu changes color, then add red chillies and green chillies and in few seconds add onion.
  2. Saute onion for 5 min and add turmeric after 2 min add the coconut and saute for another 5 min until the coconut flavors start to come out.
  3. Now add the beans and salt, saute for 5 min.
  4. Then add water just till the beans are covered. Close the lid and cook for 30-40 min sauting in between. At the end add salt is needed and turn off the heat.