Green Beans With Shredded Coconut Recipe Video

Try this South Indian style recipe for Green Beans with Shredded Coconut. It's hard to believe green beans can taste sooo good! This dish can be enjoyed with hot chapattis.

Ingredients

 
Green Beans – 16oz pkt, frozen, French-style
 
Oil – 2 tbsp
 
Mustard Seeds (Rai) – 1/2 tsp
 
Dry Red Chilies (whole) – 2 or to taste
 
Asafetida (Hing) – 1 pinch
 
Turmeric Powder (Haldi) – ½ tsp
 
Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta) – 1 sprig
 
Bengal Gram (Channa Daal) – 1 tbsp
 
Split Black Gram (Urad Daal) – 1 tbsp
 
Salt – to taste
 
Shredded Coconut (frozen or fresh) – 1 tbsp

Directions

1. In a wok, heat oil on medium to high heat.
2. Add the Mustard Seeds and allow them to start spluttering.
3. Add Dry Red Chilies, Asafetida, Turmeric Powder, Curry Leaves, Bengal Gram Daal, Split Black Gram Daal, preferably in that order.
4. This process has to be done fast and make sure you stir it so that it does not burn.
5. Once the Bengal Daal starts to turn golden, add the the Green Beans and give it a good stir. Cover the pan with a tight lid and let it cook covered, stirring occasionally.
6. Once the Green Beans have cooked, add salt and cook uncovered.
7. Let the Green Beans dry out and remove from heat.
8. Add the fresh shredded coconut and give it a final mix and serve hot.

Tips:


1. Do not add any water; the frozen Beans have enough moisture.
2. While cooking covered, every time you open for stirring let the moisture from the lid back into the wok…so it cooks in its own water.
3. Shredded Coconut (frozen) is readily available at any Indian Store, if you do not have access to any, make the dish without it and its just as good.

Comments

ormtrm says :

I like green beans. Thanks for sharing this simple but nice recipe
Posted on: 17 November 2007 - 3:12pm

kaycee says :

Green beans, very healthy and great recipe
Posted on: 18 September 2007 - 1:52am

shantihhh says :

Wonderful South Indian dish! Yum! Perfect for summer garden harvests.
Posted on: 13 August 2007 - 7:02pm

Ganesh Dutta says :

once more healthy recipe on the way......
Posted on: 9 July 2007 - 4:38pm

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