GREEN BEANS - ONION - DHAL CURRY

Recently while I was at Thanjavur, in a restaurant I tasted this wonderful curry. Mentally noted down the ingredients...
Green Beans has impressive anti oxidant capacity, rich in nutrients like Vitamin C, Flavonoids, beta carotene and it has maximum number of health-promoting phyto nutrients, minerals and vitamins.
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Ingredients 

Fresh green beans , chopped - 2 1/2 cups

Onion - 1, chopped

Split moong dhal - 1/4 cup, soaked in hot water for an hour

Grated coconut - 3 tsps

Salt to taste

For seasoning

Virgin coconut oil - 2 tsps

Hing powder - 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Split urad dhal - 1 1/2 tsps

Slit green chillies - 2

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian; Category: Lunch/ dinner

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 15 mts

Serves 2

Beans put in boiling water in a pan

Dhal also added

Both getting cooked perfectly. When beans is done, dhal also will be cooked to grainy texture. Now is the time to add salt.

Both done, the water also fully absorbed.

In a pan, add coconut oil, then add the seasonings mentioned above and then the Onions

Saute till the onions become golden, then add to the beans. Add the grated coconut too.

Now only beautiful looking but also very tasty.

Serve with hot rice and Sambar or rasam. Can be served with chapathies too, with any dhal.

This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com

Notes

* Is a very good side for rotis also.

Categories: Dry Curries for Rotis, South Indian Curries