South Indian Style Green Beans Tadka
Here is an easy way to make a healthy, south Indian style Green Beans Tadka which you will love to make for dinner and lunch.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 300 grams green beans chopped
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- ½ cup freshly grated coconut
- 3 dry red chilies
- 1 or 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon urad dal black gram lentil
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3 tablespoon cooking oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Wash and chop the green beans into ½ cm slices. Remove and discard both ends.
- Coarsely grind coconut, garlic, and dry red chilies and set aside.
- Heat cooking oil in a saucepan and add mustard seeds. Once it starts to splutter, add urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves, and chopped onion. Stir for a few seconds and then add chopped green beans.
- Add turmeric powder, salt and stir well until combined. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Add a few spoons of water if needed.
- Finally, add the coconut, garlic, and red chili paste to the half-cooked beans and stir well.
- Cook for 5 more minutes or until beans is just cooked. Do not overcook the vegetables, and leave them a bit crunchy.
- Serve hot with rice and curry as a side dish or just with roti or phulka.
Notes
Do not overcook the beans. Turn off the flame when the beans are still crunchy.