Green Beans With Coconut Indian Style Food

GREEN BEANS WITH MUSTARD SEEDS, CASHEWS AND COCONUT

Steps:

• Place a large, dry skillet over medium-high heat. Add coconut flakes and toast, shaking pan occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer flakes to a bowl.
• Heat oil in the same skillet. Add garlic, ginger, mustard seed, turmeric, red pepper flakes and bay leaf. Cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir in basil, green beans and salt. Toss well to coat in oil and seasonings.
• Add 1/3 cup water, cover partly and reduce heat to medium. Cook until beans are tender, about 8 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking until most of the liquid has evaporated and the beans are wilted and lightly colored. Toss in cashews and coconut flakes. Serve over rice, with lime wedges.

STIR-FRIED GREEN BEANS WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• Combine the oil, yellow split peas, and mustard seeds, if using, in a large wok, kadai, or frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until the split peas turn golden brown. 1 to 2 minutes. (Cover if using mustard seeds-they pop and splatter-and cook until you hear them crackle.)
• Add the urad dal, chiles, curry leaves, if using, and cumin and cook uncovered, stirring, 1 more minute. (Stand back if using curry leaves; they spit when they hit the oil.)
• Add the asafoetida, if using, and 1/4 cup of the coconut and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add the beans and salt and cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
• Add the remaining 1/4 cup coconut, the saambhar or rasam powder, if using, and the water. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until the beans are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Uncover and cook, stirring often, until all of the water has evaporated, about 5 more minutes. Taste for salt and serve hot.

SPICY INDIAN (GUJARATI) GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place the green beans in the pot, and cook briefly, removing after 3 to 4 minutes. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the mustard seed and garlic, and cook until golden brown. Mix in the chile pepper. Place the green beans in the skillet, and season with salt and sugar. Cook and stir 8 minutes, or until tender. Season with pepper to serve.

BIHARI GREEN BEANS MASALA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 3-quart sauté pan over medium heat. Add almonds and cook, stirring, until light golden. Remove from heat and transfer almonds to a plate or bowl; set aside for garnish.
• Add onion, garlic, cumin, coriander, paprika, chili pepper flakes and salt to the unwashed sauté pan, and return to medium heat. Sauté until the onion is tender and begins to fry, about 4 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and green beans. Mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, until the beans are tender, about 6 minutes.
• Sprinkle beans with lime juice, and toss lightly. Transfer to a warmed serving dish and garnish with almonds and cilantro. If desired, serve accompanied by plain cooked rice or roti flatbread.

GREEN BEANS WITH COCONUT ( INDIAN STYLE )

Steps:

• Cook the beans till almost done ( I microwave them for about 8-10 minutes).
• Heat the oil and saute the cumin seeds, onions, ginger,garlic and green chillies.
• When the onions get a little brown, add the cooked green beans.
• Add turmeric.
• Add the coconut.
• Add salt to taste.
• Cook for about 5 minutes until all the ingredients are combined.
• Serve hot with rice or Indian bread.

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.

SAUTEED GREEN BEANS WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• Stir together coconut and water in a bowl. Let soak at room temperature until water is absorbed, about 1 hour.
• Cook beans in a 6-quart heavy pot of boiling salted water , uncovered, until crisp-tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer beans to a colander set in a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, then drain well.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then add mustard seeds, chile, and bay leaf and sauté, stirring, until mustard seeds make popping sounds, about 1 minute. Add beans and stir until coated with oil. Add coconut mixture and cook, stirring, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Discard bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
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