Kerala Style Beans stir fry with coconut (Beans Thoran)
Kerala style beans stir fry with coconut, garlic and green chilly. A simple and healthy dish that can be served with rice. One of the side dishes for Kerala Onam Sadya :)
Servings 4 serving
Ingredients
- ½ kg French beans / Green beans
- ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 6 numbers shallot / small onion
- 1 pinch turmeric powder
- salt
- coconut oil / vegetable oil
Crush
- 1 ¼ cups grated coconut
- 5 numbers green chilly
- 4 numbers garlic
- 1 pinch cumin (optional)
Instructions
- Chop beans into small pieces. Cut shallots.
- Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds and then add curry leaves. Add shallots and saute it until soft and translucent. Add turmeric powder and saute it.
- In a blender or mixi, crush garlic and green chilly well. Then add coconut and cumin. Cumin is optional. I don't add cumin usually. Crush it just to blend everything well. ** Don't grind.
- Add crushed mixture to the pan and saute for a couple of minutes. Don't let it brown.
- Then add chopped beans and enough salt. Cover and cook. Don't add water. It naturally has water in it, which releases when they are cooked.
- Stir in between. Otherwise, it can get burnt. Cook it until beans is done. Serve with rice :)
Notes
Coconut is the key ingredient in this recipe. Never compromise on that :)