Beans Poriyal

Ingredients

• Chopped Beans - ½ kg
• Sugar - ½ tsp
• Oil - ½ tsp
• Mustard Seeds - ½ tsp
• Cumin Seeds - ½ tsp
• Urad Dal - ½ tsp
• Hing - ½ tsp
• Coconut - 3 tsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation

Wash and chop beans to a fine size as can be seen in the picture.

• 1/2 kg beans

Procedure

Put the pan on the stove and heat some oil in it. Add the mustard, curry leaves, cumin seeds, hing, urad dal and red chillis for the seasoning.

• ½ tsp Oil
• ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
• ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
• ½ tsp Urad Dal
• ½ tsp Hing

When the seasoning starts to crackle (in about 15 secs), add the beans to the pan with the sugar. The sugar makes sure the color of the beans is retained. Saute on a low flame for about 5 minutes until the vegetable is about ¾ cooked. Try not to overcook it so that the beans remains crunchy.

• ½ kg Chopped Beans
• ½ tsp Sugar

Now add salt as per your taste and cook for another minute.

• Salt as per Taste

Take the pan off the stove and add the coconut.

• 3 tsp Coconut

Our beans poriyal is ready to be served! Eat this with hot chapati & dal or steamed rice & sambhar :)