Stir-Fried Green Beans With Coconut

Serves: 2

Branson Greenfelder

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

49

Sweetness

51

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Canola Oil

1 tsp

Cumin Seed

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

Combine the oil, yellow split peas, and mustard seeds, if using, in a large wok, kadai, or frying pan over medium-high heat

2

Cook, stirring, until the split peas turn golden brown

3

(Cover if using mustard seeds—they pop and splatter—and cook until you hear them crackle

4

) Add the urad dal, chiles, curry leaves, if using, and cumin and cook uncovered, stirring, 1 more minute

5

(Stand back if using curry leaves; they spit when they hit the oil

6

) Add the asafoetida, if using, and 1/4 cup of the coconut and cook, stirring, 30 seconds

7

Add the beans and salt and cook, stirring, 5 minutes

8

Add the remaining 1/4 cup coconut, the saambhar or rasam powder, if using, and the water

9

Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until the beans are tender, about 10 minutes

10

Uncover and cook, stirring often, until all of the water has evaporated, about 5 more minutes

11

Taste for salt and serve hot

12

Combine the oil, yellow split peas, and mustard seeds, if using, in a large wok, kadai, or frying pan over medium-high heat

13

Cook, stirring, until the split peas turn golden brown

14

(Cover if using mustard seeds—they pop and splatter—and cook until you hear them crackle

15

) Add the urad dal, chiles, curry leaves, if using, and cumin and cook uncovered, stirring, 1 more minute

16

(Stand back if using curry leaves; they spit when they hit the oil

17

) Add the asafoetida, if using, and 1/4 cup of the coconut and cook, stirring, 30 seconds

18

Add the beans and salt and cook, stirring, 5 minutes

19

Add the remaining 1/4 cup coconut, the saambhar or rasam powder, if using, and the water

20

Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until the beans are tender, about 10 minutes

21

Uncover and cook, stirring often, until all of the water has evaporated, about 5 more minutes

22

Taste for salt and serve hot