beans curry

Ingredients:

•French Beans – 500gms
•Coconut – Half Kernel (120gms)
•Bengal Gram – 2tsps
•Black Gram – 2tsps
•Mustard Seeds – 1tsp
•Cumin Seeds – 1tsp
•Red Chili Flakes – 1 1/2tsps
•Salt – To Taste (1tsp)
•Curry Leaves – Few
•Turmeric Powder – 1/8tsp
•Oil – 5tsps
Preparations:
Wash the French beans. Before cutting the beans it is necessary to check the sharpness of the knife. Sharpen the knife using a grind stone. String the washed French beans. Break the ends & remove the fiber on the sides of the beans. Cut beans into thin slices. Hold four or five beans tightly and slice them with a sharp knife. The thin the slices are the better they look and taste when cooked. Similarly cut all the beans into thin slices.
Take the thinly sliced French beans into a microwave safe bowl and add 25ml water. Place this bowl in microwave oven and cover it partially. Cook the beans on high power for 5 minutes. Stir once and place the bowl again in microwave oven and cover it partially. Cook beans on high power for 5 minutes and allow 2 minutes standing time.
Take out the coconut from the shell and remove the brown portion using a peeler. Cut the coconut into small pieces and grate in a mixer grinder.
Method:
Heat a pan and add oil to it. When oil is hot add bengal gram and black gram. Fry the seeds stirring till they start changing color. Then add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and fry till the seeds splutter. Then add curry leaves, red chili flakes and turmeric powder. Mix fast and then add cooked French bean pieces. Mix well and add salt. mix once again and cook on low flame, covered for 2 minutes. Remove the lid, mix once and add grated coconut. Mix all well and cook stirring for one minute. Transfer the curry to a serving bowl and serve hot with plain rice.