Recipe from Roopa Anand (Premila’s mom).
Ingredients:
- 1 pound green beans, cut to 1-2 inch length
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper
- 3-4 green chillies
- cumin
- 1/3 cup fresh ground coconut
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
- canola oil
- 1-2 dried red chillies (or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper)
- 8 curry leaves
- salt, to taste
Preparation:
Mix beans, turmeric, red pepper and salt together in pan with scant water. Boil covered until done.
Add 1/4 – 1/3 cup fresh grated coconut. Sprinkle in a large pinch of ground cumin.
In a pan over medium heat, heat canola oil. Add mustard seed. When the seeds start to pop, turn off heat and add 1/2 teaspoon of red chillies and curry leaves. Drain bean mixture and combine all.