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Flat Beans and coconut curry bowl

Writer's picture: Brinda GuptaBrinda Gupta

My grandmother introduced this dish to my mother and my mother brought the authentic taste to my taste buds. I am here today sharing the same with you too as I can never eat this enough.. To me this taste is 30 year old and I call it as my inherited meal 😋 Mild sweet and spicy flavour is what it tastes like and perfect for any day.


Let us see together How to eat it? and How to make it?


How to eat it?

This is enjoyed as a #sidedish with #rice or #roti (Indian flatbread)


Ingredients

For the main dish


250 grams Flat beans cut into small pieces

1 big potato cut in small pieces

2 tbsp groundnut oil (use any other vegetable oil of your choice)

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

5-6 curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp gram dal (Gram lentils)

1 big onion largely chopped

salt to taste

Finely chopped coriander for garnish


For curry masala

2 tbsp fresh coconut

2 tbsp homemade sambar powder

1 green chilli

1 small piece jaggery

Lemon size tamarind piece

Recipe

👩‍🍳Pressure cook the flat beans and potato in just enough water with the help of separators (Cooking in separator reduces water wastage)

In parallel make the curry masala

--In a mixer add coconut, sambar powder, green chilli,, jaggery, salt and tamarind

--Add just enough water to make a nice creamy paste from it

👩‍🍳Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds

👩‍🍳Once they begin to splutter, add gram lentils

👩‍🍳Once the gram lentils turn brown, add chopped onions and curry leaves

👩‍🍳Wait till the onions turn brown and add turmeric powder

👩‍🍳Add salt and the cut vegetables

👩‍🍳Mix well and add the curry masala we prepared earlier

👩‍🍳Let it boil open for 2 minutes and remove the pan from heat

👩‍🍳Garnish with coriander and serve hot with a bowl of hot rice


Total

30 min


Some people like me do not like garlic.. If you like you may add it.

 

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