Beans Thoran

Ingredients 

• 4 cups French beans
• 1 onion
• 2 green chillies
• 1 inch ginger piece 
• 20 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

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.

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