Long beans Stir Fry with coconut

Vegetarian Curry
|August 3, 2023

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Long beans Stir fry is an excellent vegetarian side dish for rice. Long beans is known in different names in different places. They are also called as yard long beans, achinga payar, karamani, etc. Stir fry of vegetables in coconut is called as ‘thoran’. We can prepare thoran using any vegetables.

The stir fry of vegetables with coconut does not require much oil and spices. They are less spicy and can be given to kids also. This curry is an unavoidable daily dish in the houses of Kerala. Hence they play a major role in the festive occasions like onam and vishu.

The yard long beans is a fast growing plant and you can plant the same in your vegetable garden also. They are so yum to eat before it becomes matured to be plucked off. We too have long beans plant in my mom’s vegetable garden in Kerala. So, we get organic long beans for preparing thoran for our lunch. It is better to grow our own vegetables right ?

It will be good to cook this vegetable as soon as you buy it from the store. Refrigerating this vegetable reduces the taste of this long beans. Whenever you get a bunch of yard long beans, make sure you cook it as early as possible. They are also used in Asian salads. Check the below recipe and have this stir fry with hot rice and buttermilk curry.

Ingredients

Long beans cut into small pieces – 1.5 cups
Water – 1/4 cup

1) For Grinding :

Grated coconut – 3/4 cup
Green chilli – 1
Shallots – 2
Garlic – 2 pods
Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon

2) For Tempering :

Coconut oil – 2 tablespoon
Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Dry red chilli – 1
Finely chopped onion – 2 tablespoon

Method of preparation

Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds
When the mustard seeds splutter, add chopped onions
Then add dry red chilli and curry leaves
Crush together all the ingredients mentioned under Grinding
Add the crushed coconut mixture to the kadai and saute for 2 minutes till the raw smell goes off
Add finely chopped long beans and sufficient salt to it
Now add 1/4 cup of water and mix everything well
Cover and cook in medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes
When the water is evaporated, mix once again and cook the long beans in low flame for 5 more minutes
Once it becomes dry, stir well and switch off the flame
Our tasty long beans stir fry is ready to serve with steamed rice.