Beans mezhukkupuratti | Onam sadhya recipes

Beans mezhukkupuratti is an authentic side dish from Kerala. As Onam is nearing we enjoy everyday a sadya recipe. This is a simple dish with wonderful flavor of shallots and garlic with coconut oil and curry leaves. Without curry leaves flavor there is no Kerala recipe.

Ingredients:

• Beans - 2 cups, chopped 1 cm long
• Salt - to taste

To grind:

• Shallots -5
• Garlic pods - 3
• Grated coconut - 1 tsp
• Red chilly - 1
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp

To temper:

• Coconut oil - 3 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - 5
• Asafoetida - a pinch

Method:

Wash and clean the edges of beans and cut into 1 cm long. Heat a pan with water and add the chopped beans with salt and cook till soft. Remove the excess water through a strainer and keep aside. Use the water in sambhar or rasam.

In a blender grind all the items given under 'to grind' coarsely. Do not make into a paste. Heat a pan with coconut oil and add mustard seeds, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves. 

Add the coarse paste and saute till the raw smell goes in a low-medium flame. Add the cooked beans and combine well. Switch it off after 3 minutes.

The final dish should be a little moist and not too dry.