Method
- Remove fibrous portion of beans
- Cut them into 1-inch pieces, boil them with 1/4tsp of salt till they become soft
- Drain the water & keep aside
- Dry fry til, coconut powder with jeera
- Grind them with channa dal into course powder
- Lastly add garlic cloves, run mixie for a second and remove the powder & keep aside
- Heat oil, add mustard seeds, red chilli pieces, urad dal & curry leaves
- Fry till the seeds splutter and urad dal turns light brown
- Add onion pieces, fry till they become soft
- Add red chilli powder, salt and haldi, stir once
- Add beans, mix well and cover the kadai for 2 min
- Stir the curry once after a min
- Remove the lid, sprinkle the masala powder & chopped coriander over the curry
- Mix thoroughly and remove,
- Serve with plain rice and sambhar
Tip:
You can add 2 tbsp of tomato puree after the onion becomes soft and cook for 2 min.
Then proceed as per the method (some water may be added if necessary to make gravy).(Omit channa dal and make fine paste with the remaining masala ingredients).
Serve with chappathi/puri.