For preparing the tasty nutritious vegetarian dish, first chop beans and onion into very small pieces.
Grind together coconut, turmeric, shallots and green chillies into a coarse mixture. Do not grind to a paste.
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan.
Add mustard seeds and when they splutter, add chopped beans, onion, garlic and mix well.
Add the ground coconut masala. Do not mix, but the beans should cover the coconut mixture.
Add curry leaves and salt. Cook with a lid covered.
Cook on a low flame for 5 minutes. Keep note that the dish should not be overcooked which will change the flavor of beans.
Stir well.
:- Serve the dish hot. Beans is a very nutritious dish and this dish should be prepared at least once a week. This is one of the easiest of dishes that can be easily prepared at your home.
:- For easy cooking, one can add coconut, onion, chilly directly to the beans without grinding.