Monday, November 29, 2010

Beans coconut masala curry

Ingredients:
Beans:1/4 kg(cut into 1 inch pieces and half cooked)
Onion:1 small(chopped into small pieces)
Curry leaves:10
Turmeric a pinch
Coriander leaves some to garnish
Oil:3 tea spoons

Ingredients for dry masala:
Urad dal:1teaspoon
Chana dal:1teaspoon 
Coriander seeds: 1teaspoon 
Mustard seeds:1teaspoon
Jeera: 1teaspoon  
Dry red chilles: 2 

Procedure:
Dry roast all the above ingredients and powder them

Ingredients for wet masala:
Grated coconut: 1/2 cup 
Ginger: 1 inch piece
Garlic  cloves:4-5
Green chilles:3

Procedure:
Grind all the above ingredients into paste adding some water.

Main procedure:
Heat a pan add some oil, when the oil is heat enough add curry leaves and chopped onions.
When  the onions are transparent add a pinch of turmeric. 
Now add the dry and wet masalas.
Now add some water and half cooked beans now simmer the flame and cover the pan and cook till the beans are tender.
Now dish out the curry and sprinkle some coriander leaves.