Green Bean Corn And Coconut Stir Fry Thoren Food

GREEN BEAN, CORN, AND COCONUT STIR-FRY (THOREN)

Steps:

• Stir together coconut, cumin, coriander, cayenne, turmeric, chile, garlic, 1/4 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl.
• Heat oil in a wok or 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook mustard seeds and red pepper flakes until mustard seeds begin to pop and/or turn gray. Add curry leaves (if using), covering skillet immediately as they crackle for a few seconds.
• Add green beans and corn and stir-fry 8 minutes. Add coconut mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. If mixture becomes dry and begins to stick to bottom of wok, add a few tablespoons water. Season with salt.

GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Whisk together honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, to taste, in a small bowl; set aside. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet on high heat. Add the green beans and cook, stirring 2 to 3 minutes until dark green and caramelized. Add the garlic and ginger, stirring constantly for 2 minutes longer. Add the sauce, stir to incorporate and heat another minute. Transfer to a serving dish and serve.

GREEN BEAN AND COCONUT STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Stir together the coconut, curry powder, cayenne and 1/4 cup of water in a small bowl.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the cumin and garlic until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add the beans and a splash of water. Cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add the coconut mixture and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more.

ACHINGYA THOREN (KERALA STYLE GREEN BEAN CURRY)

Steps:

• Finely chop 5 of the curry leaves (1 bay leaf not chopped), and put in a medium bowl. Add coconut, cumin, cayenne, turmeric, and garlic, and mix well.
• Add enough water (about 7 tbsp) to make coconut mixture moist enough to just hold together when pinched between thumb and forefinger, then set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add mustard seeds and rice, and fry until mustard seeds pop, about 2 minutes. Add chiles, fry for a few seconds, and carefully add remaining 10 curry leaves (3 bay leaves). Be careful - leaves will spatter when they hit the hot oil.
• When leaves have crackled but are still green, about 30 seconds, add green beans, salt, and 2 tbsp water, and stir to mix well. Cook, stirring often, until beans begin to soften yet are still slightly crunchy, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in reserved coconut mixture, and cook, stirring often, until beans are tender, about 5 minutes more. Add salt to taste.
• Do not eat curry or bay leaves - remove as you find them.

CHINESE GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large wok, heat oil over medium-high heat. Stir in green beans; cook, stirring frequently, for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and ginger; cook, stirring frequently, for 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and then stir in black bean sauce. Continue cooking until green beans are tender.

GREEN BEANS THORAN (GREEN BEANS WITH COCONUT)

Steps:

• Wash, string beans if necessary, make several bundles (for convenience) and slice them crosswise into 1/4-inch segments.
• Coarsely grind the shallots, green chilies, garlic, coconut, cumin and turmeric in a food processor or blender, and set to one side.
• Place the oil in a wok or large skillet, which has a lid, and heat over a medium-high flame.
• Add the mustard seeds and rice, and stir and saute for a few seconds until the mustard seeds begin to pop and splutter and the rice swells and turns golden.
• Add the curry leaves and red chili, and after a few more seconds, when the chilli swells and darkens, add the green beans.
• Continue to stir and fry for 2-3 minutes, then roughly pile them into a mound in the cooking vessel.
• Form a hole in the center of the mound and place within it the coarsely ground spices.
• Now cover over the spices with some of the beans, season with salt, and add the water to the pan.
• Immediately cover with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and cook approximately 10 minutes until the beans are tender.
• Mix all the ingredients together well, and serve hot.

STRING/GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Trim the ends of the beans and cut into 1 inch pieces.
• Remove seeds from the chili pepper and dice. Discard seeds.
• Zest the lemon.
• Grate the ginger, discarding the stringy part that will come from grating it.
• Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the diced chili, ginger and lemon zest. Sauté for one minute.
• Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil.
• Add the green beans and toss to coat. Cook over medium high heat until crisp-tender, about five minutes. It is better to undercook this dish, to avoid soggy beans.
• When beans are almost cooked, add 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Finish cooking and serve warm.

GREEN BEAN & CORN MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute beans and corn in butter and oil until tender. Stir in the thyme, salt and pepper.

SPICY STIR-FRIED TOFU WITH CORN, GREEN BEANS AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Cut the tofu into 1/4-inch matchsticks, and place them on paper towels. Place another paper towel on top, and prepare the remaining ingredients.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, and the sesame oil. Combine the salt, pepper and sugar in another small bowl. Have all the ingredients within arm's length of your pan.
• Bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil, add the green beans and blanch one minute. Transfer the beans to a bowl of cold water, drain and dry on a kitchen towel.
• Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch steel skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates from the surface within a second or two. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the sides of the pan and tilt the pan to distribute. Add the tofu. Stir-fry one to two minutes until it begins to color. Add the garlic, ginger and jalapeño, and stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds.
• Add the remaining oil and then the green beans, corn and scallions. Stir-fry for one minute. Add the salt, pepper and sugar, and toss together. Add the soy sauce mixture. Cover and cook 30 seconds. Uncover, add the cilantro and stir-fry for another 30 seconds to a minute until the green beans are crisp tender. Remove from the heat and serve.

STIR-FRIED GREEN BEANS WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• In a large wok or frying pan, combine oil, yellow split peas, and mustard seeds, if using, over medium high heat. Cover, if using mustard seeds, as they will pop, until you hear them crackle. Cook, stirring, until split peas are golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add gram beans and chiles. Carefully add curry leaves, if using, as they will splatter. Add cumin and cook, uncovered, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add asafetida, if using, and 1/4 cup coconut. Cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add green beans and 1 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
• Add remaining 1/4 cup coconut, the saambhar or rasam powder, if using, and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until beans are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Uncover and cook, stirring frequently, until all of the water has evaporated, about 5 minutes more; season with salt. Serve immediately.