Green Beans Thoren (Kerala recipe)
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- Number of Servings: 3
Ingredients
Green beans (chopped small) - 2 cupsTurmeric - 0.25 tspSalt - .5 tspCoconut (frozen, shredded) - 0.5 cupCumin (powdered) - 1 tspCanola oil: 2 tspDried mustard seeds - 0.5 tsp
- Chop the beans into 3-mm pieces (i.e., chop them small). You can also use frozen beans to save yourself a lot of time and effort.
- Sautee the beans in 1 tsp oil with the turmeric and salt, until the beans are bright green and still crisp, but cooked. Sprinkle with water to help tenderize the beans, if you wish.
- Add in the coconut and cumin, and let it cook a little more until the coconut is thawed and blended in
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining spoonful of oil and, when hot, toss in the mustard seeds - let them heat until they pop.
- As soon as the mustard begins to pop, pour the oil/mustard mix into the pan full of beans and let cook for another minute.
- Serve hot with rice and parippu or any other curries.
- Makes 3 1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 3
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIGGIRL208.
- Sautee the beans in 1 tsp oil with the turmeric and salt, until the beans are bright green and still crisp, but cooked. Sprinkle with water to help tenderize the beans, if you wish.
- Add in the coconut and cumin, and let it cook a little more until the coconut is thawed and blended in
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining spoonful of oil and, when hot, toss in the mustard seeds - let them heat until they pop.
- As soon as the mustard begins to pop, pour the oil/mustard mix into the pan full of beans and let cook for another minute.
- Serve hot with rice and parippu or any other curries.
- Makes 3 1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 3
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIGGIRL208.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 111.0
- Total Fat: 7.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 396.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 10.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
- Protein: 2.6 g
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