Monday, September 22, 2008

Pachai karamani (Thin beans) poriyal

Pachai karamani (Thin beans) poriyal - preparation time 20 to 25 mins
Poriyal will be tasty and good for health. You can also make karamani usili. I will put that recipe also.


Ingredients:-
Thin beans - 2 cup/200gms (chopped to small pieces/cylinders)
Mung split dal - 1 tbsp
Mustard seed - ¼ tsp
Sesame oil - ½ tsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - ¼ tsp
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water - ¾ or ½ cup (make sure the beans is immersed. Don’t add too much water)
Red chili - 3 (split the chili to 2 pieces)
Curry leaves - 10 (finely chopped)
Coriander leaves - 3 (finely chopped)

Preparation method:-
Boil the water with turmeric. When water boils add mung dal and keep in low flame.
When mung dal is half boiled, add the thin beans and boil till beans becomes tender (if not cooked and water is not sufficient add few water and boil it).


Finally add salt and mix well and close it. If water is left drain and use in sambar/rasam/ kootu.
In a tawa/kadai add oil and mustard. Once mustard splutters add the urad dal, chili and roast it.


Add little chopped curry leaves, boiled beans and leave till the water dries. Now add coconut, remaining curry leaves and coriander leaves.
 

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