String Beans & Coconut Koora

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Green beans - trimmed
		Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Turmeric
1 tablespoon	15ml	Corn oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chana dal
1 tablespoon	15ml	Urad dal
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Mustard seeds
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Cumin seeds
3		Red chile peppers - broken up by hand in
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Curry leaves - (optional)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Shredded - unsweetened

Recipe Instructions

Cut beans, crosswise, into 1/4 inch pieces. Boil with salt and turmeric until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Heat oil in a small saucepan or skillet. When oil is hot, lower heat and add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin, chili peppers and, if using, curry leaves. Stir, cooking until dal turns golden and mustard seeds pop. Remove from heat, add coconut, stir for a minute and mix into green beans. Serve warm.

Courtesy, Sue Sista of "Sue's India Cuisine", San Jose and Mountain View. From the San Jose Mercury News, 6/9/93.

Source:
Richard Newman-Wolfe University of Rochester, Rochester NY

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