Husked Green Beans (Parippu Curry)

Husked Green Beans (Parippu Curry)

Ingredients

1. 1 cup husked green beans

2. 3 cups water

3. ¼ tsp chilli powder

4. 4 garlic cloves

5. ¼ tsp cumin seeds

6. ½ tsp turmeric powder

7. 1 cup coconut, grated

For the seasoning:

1. 2 dsp refined vegetable oil

2. 1 dsp ghee

3. 1 tsp mustard seeds

4. 2 tsp button onions, sliced in rounds

5. A few curry leaves

6. 2 dry red chillies, quartered

7. Salt to taste

Method

1. Lightly roast beans in a thick-bottomed skillet on a slow fire without permitting the colour of the beans to change. Then cook the green beans in 3 cups water.

2. Grind ingredients 3 to 7 to a fine paste. Mix the paste in a little water and add to the cooked beans. Add salt to taste. Bring to boil and remove from fire.

3. In a mixture of oil and ghee, fry mustard seeds, button onions, curry leaves and chillies and ad to the curry. Serve hot.