Thursday, May 3, 2012

Beans Masala Curry


Beans are one of the most used veggies in the cooking. Everyone have their own way of cooking beans. These add flavor and crunchiness to the main coarse. Beans when cooked with less oil , combined with rice makes a meal filled with  nutrition . This is my style made with  South Indian Spices , tastes good with rice and roti .


 Ingredients:
  • Beans : 2 cups
  • Onions : 2
  • Tomatoes : 2
  • Mustard : 1 tspn
  • Cumin : 1 tspn
  • Urad dal : 1 tspn
  • Asefoetida : a pinch
  • Curry leaves : a few
  • Oil : 1 tblspn
  • Salt : as required
For masala : 
  • Dry red chillies : 6-7
  • Dhania : 1 tblspn
  • Jeera : 1 tblspn
  • Chena dal : 1 1/2 tblspn
  • Fenugreek seeds : 6-7
  • Galric pods : 4-5
  • Oil : 1/2 tblspn 
Making masala:

Heat oil in a pan , fry all the spices except garlic until they turn light brown color.Let them cool ,add garlic and grind it using a mixer.



Making curry:
  1.  Cut off the two ends of the beans and remove the threads along the sides .Cut into 1"pieces and boil them using water and a pinch of salt.
  2. Heat oil in a pan , add mustard , cumin and let them splutter . Sprinkle a pinch of asefoetida , combine with urad dal .Let them fry till the color changed to golden brown.
  3. Add onions , salt and saute them until they turn soft . Then add tomatoes , a little water and saute on a low flame until they turn soft.
  4. Add the boiled beans after slightly squeezing the excess water from it.
  5. Fry for a minute and add 1 1/2 -2 tblspn of grinded masala and mix well.
  6. Cook for 2-3 minutes on a medium flame adding little water to it.
  7. Once the curry becomes thick, turn off the stove.
  8. Serve hot with Rice or rotis.

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