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Beans Thoran

South Indian specialty of French beans This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Main Ingredients French beans, Onion
Cuisine Kerala
Course Main Course Vegetarian
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 16-20 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Beans Thoran

  • 4 cups French beans
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Green chillies
  • 1 inch piece Ginger
  • 20 leaves Curry leaves
  • 6 tablespoons Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 2 Whole dry red chillies
  • 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida
  • medium Salt
  • 1 cup Coconut scraped

Method

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  1. Wash, string and dice the beans to half cm pieces. Peel, wash and chop onion. Remove stems, wash and slice the green chillies.
  2. Peel, wash and chop the ginger. Wash curry leaves and pat them dry. Boil one litre water, add one teaspoon salt and blanch the beans for about two to three minutes or till half-done. Remove immediately and drain.
  3. Heat oil and temper with mustard, red chillies and curry leaves. Add the onions, ginger and green chillies. Sauté for a few minutes. Toss the beans in this mixture, sprinkle salt, asafoetida and two tablespoons of water. Cook over low heat stirring frequently. Add scraped coconut, toss and remove.

Nutrition Info

Calories 206.85
Carbohydrates 20.1
Protein 2.775
Fat 16.365
Other Fiber 5.5
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