GREEN BEANS PORIYAL

Poriyal is a Tamilian (South Indian) stir fry dish cooked using finely chopped vegetables. This dish is simple to cook and packed with flavours from the nutty lentils & spices. Also, tastes great when served with lemon rice and plain yogurt.

Serves: 4 people | Prep : 20 mins | Cooking : 15 mins

Health Hack: Health Hack: Beans provide a good boost of plant protein. Curry leaves are of high medicinal value and asafoetida has antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Fresh Ingredients

Fine Green Beans - 500gms
Curry Leaves - 15
Coconut (fresh or desiccated) – 2 tbsp, grated for garnishing
Fresh Coriander – 2 tbsp, finely chopped

Spices

Whole Dry Red Chillies – 1 or 2
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Asafoetida (Hing) - ¼ tsp
Urad dal (split black gram) - ½ tbsp
Vegetable Oil - 4 tbsp
Salt – to taste

Step 1

Trim the green beans at both ends and chop them finely so that they will cook quickly.

Step 2

Heat oil in a wide bottom pan over a medium heat. When the oil is hot but not smoking, add mustard seeds and lower the heat immediately. Once the mustard seeds have spluttered for 3-5 seconds, increase the heat and add the dry red chillies and urad dal.

Step 3

When the chillies turn crisp and the urad dal starts turning pinkish-brown, add the curry leaves. Stir again. Finally, when the curry leaves become crisp then add asafoetida. Let everything sizzle for just a few seconds.