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Beans - Beetroot Fry

A combination of beans and beetroot cooked with coconut
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Andhra
Servings 10 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Beans 1/2kg
  • 1 no Beetroot medium
  • 10 nos Curry leaves
  • 1 bunch Coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp Grated coconut
  • Salt As reqd
  • 1/2 tsp Chilli powder
  • 5 or Green chillies
  • 1/4 cup Onion chopped
  • 1 tsp Bengal gram Kadalaparippu
  • 1 tsp Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 no Red chillies Kollamulaku
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
  • 2 inch Ginger chopped into tiny pieces
  • Turmeric powder A pinch
  • 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 3 - Oil

Instructions
 

  • Chop beans to small sized pieces and boil in a glass of water along with 1/2 tsp of salt on a low flame for about 20 minutes.
  • Peel beetroot, cut into small peices and wash it thoroughly by running under tap water until colour of beetroot goes off.
  • Boil beetroot pieces on low flame and wash it again and again to remove the color of beetroot.
  • Heat oil in a pan or a kadai(preferably non-stick kadai).
  • Fry the Bengal gram, black gram, mustard, red chilly, cumin, curry leaf, ginger pieces, onion pieces, slit green chillies, turmeric powder and saute for a while until onion turns golden brown.
  • Add the boiled beans and saute for 5 minutes. Cover the lid and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder and the boiled beetroot pieces and saute for 3 minutes and cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the lid, add grated coconut and saute for 2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame and now garnish with coriander leaves and leave the curry covered for 10 minutes.
  • :- Please check for the salt level and adjust accordingly since u already used 1/2 tea spoon of salt in boiling the beans.
  • Hi all working woman, Try this recipe. This curry is real tasty & yummy. This stays good for 1 week when stored in refrigerator. U can also use carrot in place of beetroot or both carrot and beetroot together can be used.
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