Beans Paruppu poriyal

Beans Paruppu poriyal

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Ingredients:

Flat or French beans - 1/2 lb (250 gm)

Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Red onion - 1

Green chili - 2
shredded coconut - 2 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urid dhal - 1 /2 tsp
Sesame or coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Curry leaf - 1 sprig
Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Salt - 1 tsp (to taste)

Method:

Rinse dal and soak in 1 cup water.

Wash and clean the beans in large amounts of water multiple times to remove all the dirt / sand. Drain water and chop it finely.
Chop onion, chili.
Heat oil in a wok. Add the mustard seeds, urid dhal and let mustard splutter.
Finely chop the onion, chillies, curry leaf (optional) and add to the wok.
Stir till onion turns soft. (30 secs).

Add the finely chopped beans and stir fry for 2 minutes. 

Add the soaked dal, turmeric powder, hing, salt.

Stir well.

Cook covered for 5 - 10 minutes in low heat.

(Ooty beans / French green beans takes lesser time to get cooked. Indian beans takes more time and water to cook). Open the lid. Let all the moisture dries up. Check if the beans is cooked but firm.

Add cumin and shredded coconut , and fry a bit. Switch off.

Beans Paruppu poriyal is ready!

Serving suggestions:
Beans paruppu poriyal can be served as side dish with sambar rice , curd rice or rasam rice, chapati.

பீன்ஸ் பருப்பு பொரியல் 

பீன்ஸ்  - 1/2 lb (250 gm)

பாசி பருப்பு - 1/4 கப் 

பெரிய வெங்காயம்  - 1

பச்சை மிளகாய் - 2

துருவிய தேங்காய்  - 2 tbsp

கடுகு - 1 tsp

உளுந்து  - 1 /2 tsp

நல்லெண்ணெய் / தேங்காய் எண்ணெய் - 1 tbsp 

கறிவேப்பிலை  - 1 கொத்து 

சீரகம்  - 1/2 tsp

மஞ்சள்  - 1/4 tsp

பெருங்காயத்தூள்  - a pinch

தூள் உப்பு  - 1 tsp (to taste)