Thursday 15 August 2013

Beans Stir fry

Simple Beans stir fry.......hhmm yummy with rasam rice or curd rice or just mix with plain rice and ghee..
divine..
Yet one more family favourite. My husband simply loves beans stir fry of course with cocnut.
Most of the south indian food ....vital ingredient...coconut...yes me too..love coconut in my food.
This is a simple, basic beans stir fry recipe done in jiffy...

Ingredients:
Fresh Beans - 250 grams chopped,
Oil - 1 teaspoon,
Mustard - 1 teaspoon,
Asafoetida - a small pinch,
Urad dal - 1/2 teaspoon,
Dry Red chillies -2 broken,
or
Green Chillies - 2 chopped,
Curry leaves - 5-6 leaves torn,
Coconut grated - 1 tablespoon,
Salt.


Method:
Cook beans in as little water as possible with  little salt and a pinch of sugar.
Take care to not overcook.
Do not cover and cook as the beans may lose it fresh green colour.
After beans is cooked, drain the water completely  and plunge them into ice cold water, to avoid further cooking and also to retain the green colour.
You can use the beans cooked stock in your rasam or sambhar.
In a kadai heat oil, add mustard.
When Mustard crackles, add asafoetida.
Add urad dal and fry until pink.
Add red or green chillies.
Add curry leaves.
Add cooked beans and fry for couple of minutes.
Adjust salt.
Add coconut and mix well and serve.



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