Beans Thoran

Ingredients

1. Beans - 2 cups (chopped)
2. Grated coconut - ½ cup
3. Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
4. Jeera (cumin) - 1/4 tspn
5. Salt
6. Whole red chilly - 1 No:
7. Mustard - 1/4 tsp
8. Curry leaves
9. Coconut oil
10. Water - 1/4 cup

How to make

Clean and chop the bean finely as shown in the picture.

Heat oil in a kadai and add whole red chilly, splutter mustard seeds and saute curry leaves.

Add the chopped beans and saute well in medium flame for 5 seconds and add a 1/4 cup of water.Close the lid and cook in low flame. Make sure you stir it once in between so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan.

While the beans are cooking , coarsely grind grated coconut along with cumin seeds, turmeric powder and chilly powder. Do not add water while grinding.

When the beans are cooked, add required amount of salt and the grated coconut.

Cover the lid and cook for about 3 mins, so that the raw smell of the masala leaves.Saute well.

Serve hot with Kerala rice.

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