#37 : Beans Kobbari Kura ~ Beans and Coconut Stir-Fry

Wow! time flies. It is September already. I still have a long way to go to complete this challenge.  When I first started it, I felt documenting 50 recipes was an easy doable task. Really? What was I thinking! :-) Life has been busy and I was not able to spend a lot of time on this blog. I did cook quite a bit and never found the patience to photograph and blog here. I hope to be more active in the coming months. I jotted down today's recipe  from my mom-in-law last year. I had  fallen is love with it as when she made this beans and coconut curry for lunch. Since then i have made it several times. Surely one of my favorites from her!

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound Green Beans - chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 cup Water
• Salt to taste

For Tempering

• 1tsp - Oil
• 1 tsp - Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp - Urad Dhal
• 2 Dry Red Chillies 
• 7-8 Curry leaves
• 1/8 tsp - Asafoetida
• 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
• 3 TBS dired desiccated coconut powder

Method:

1.  Pressure cook chopped beans in little water for 1 whistle. Set aside and let the the steam escape
2. In a medium pan -Heat oil , add mustard seeds , let them splutter . To it add cumin seeds, urad dhal, red chillies and fry until the urad dhal turns slightly golden. Add curry leaves, asafoetida, red chilli powder and dired desiccated coconut. Add the steamed beans and fry on medium heat and about 10 mins. Add turmeric and salt
3. Serve with hot rice