Healthy Green Beans Curry with Coconut powder

Green Beans curry is a healthy and simple recipe which can served with rice or roti. When you bring Green Beans from grocery store don't wash them until you are ready to cook them. When you are ready to cook wash them under running water and let them dry for few mins. Then chop them into small pieces. It is one of my favorite green vegetables. I also use them in Chinese food, Vegetable Fried Rice, Vermicelli and Upma. Here is the process of making this easy recipe.

Serves 4-5 people
Cooking Time 20-25 mins

Ingredrients :

Green Beans chopped - 5 cups
Onion small -1 chopped
Green Chillies slit vertically - 2
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup chopped
Few Curry leaves
Coconut powder 2 -3 tbsp
Chilli powder 1/2 - 1 tbsp (according to your spice level increase or decrease)
Turmeric powder 1/4 tbp
Jeera/Cumin seeds 1/4 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal 1/4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil   2-3 tbsp

Method :

1. Chop the beans into small pieces. ( as shown in the picture above)
2. Heat oil in a nonstick. Add urad dal, cumin, mustard seeds, chopped onions, curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves and saute them till the onion gets fried.
3. Then add turmeric, chilli powder, salt and mix them well.
4. Let it cook covered for 15 mins and keep stirring for every few mins so that the beans don't get burned.
5. After 15 mins, when you notice that beans are cooked, stop the heat and add coconut powder and mix well.
6. Garnish with corainder and serve hot with rice or roti.