Sunday, December 15, 2013

Payar Mezhukkuperatti / Long beans stir fry

Ingredients:
Long beans/payar - 1/2 kg
Small Onions - 10
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Red chilli Powder- 1 tsp
Coconut oil - As reqd
Curry leaves - Few
Garlic - 4 cloves
water-1/2 cup
Salt - to taste.

Method:

Wash long beans/ Payar well in water and drain and keep aside. Cut the ends of the long beans and cut into 2 inch pieces. Pressure cook beans with turmeric, salt and  water.  Give 2 whistles on high flame.


Crush the small onions and garlic and keep aside. Heat oil a pan. When the oil gets hot add the crushed onions and garlic. Saute till the onions become light brown. Add red chilly powder and curry leaves and saute few minutes. Add   cooked beans to this and mix well. Stirr and cook till  all liquid is evaporated.

Long beans/payar mezhukkuperatti is ready....:)

Recipe Courtesy: Mrs.Prassana Sugathan (Amma)