Green bean, coconut and mustard masala

You can use any type of fresh green beans you like. This is a very smooth, unusual curry.

Ingredients

2 tbsp mustard oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp pach phoran
10-15 dried curry leaves
2 bay leaves
2-3 green chillies
1/2 kg green beans, washed and sliced
1/2 cup coconut paste (coconut cream)
2 tbsp strong mustard from a jar (yes!)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp or to taste chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp mild curry powder
1 cup water

Method

Heath oil in a deep pan. Add the seeds (mustard and pach phoran), green chillies, curry and bay leaves and fry for a few minutes.

Add beans and fry few more minutes.

Add all the other ingredients, stir and simmer until the beans are soft and the gravy is thick.

It is this simple! Serve with plain rice.


Tip: see the next post for the pach phoran ingredients!