Green Beans with Coconut
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Greenbeans With Coconut
I love green beans, crispy fresh green beans. This dish is frequents our dining table very often, my kids love it too. It is quick to cook, fresh like a salad and as every one knows beans are full of Proteins. I have cooked this with frozen to save time on cutting them on fancy thin diagonals, but this could be done with any kind of beans.
This is being sent off to Sunshinemom’s FIC - Green - A Monthly Event representing the Color “Green”.
A Little Note: I forgot to mention that I made this with French Beans. Thanks Sunshinemom for bringing that to my attention. However any beans(Yellow, Broad..) can be used, but the cooking time and the texture might vary.
Ingredients:
- 1 quantity -1lb packet of frozen green beans preferably cut French Style
- ½ Onion very thinly sliced into half moons
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 3 Tablespoon Shredded Coconut (Can use Frozen Shredded coconut)
- 7-8 big Curry Leaves (leaves roughly torn in to halves)
- 2 Green Chili/Serrano thinly sliced (This is optional)
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
Heat Oil.
Add all of the mustard seeds.
When they start to splutter add the sliced onions and stir it around in medium heat till they are just glazed (do not brown them).
Add the green beans, salt, curry leaves and green chili.
Stir it around to coat the oil.
Cover and let it cook till they are soft but haven’t lost their green color. Might take about 5-10 minutes.
Add the shredded coconut and cover and let it cook for another five minutes.
Switch off the heat and let it stay covered for a couple of minutes.
