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Beans poriyal
பீன்ஸ் பொரியல்: finely chopped green beans stir-fried with coconut and an urad dal tempering
Poriyal is the everyday dry vegetable of Tamil Nadu, and beans poriyal is the one that appears on banana-leaf meals at weddings, temple annadhanam and Monday-to-Friday lunch boxes alike. The beans are chopped very small, steamed in their own moisture with a mustard and urad dal tempering, and finished with a shower of fresh coconut, so each spoonful is bright green, a little crunchy and nutty. It sits next to sambar or kuzhambu with rice, and it also makes a good filling rolled into a chapati. Chef's tip: chop the beans into tiny 5 mm pieces; they cook in minutes, stay green and soak up the tempering far better than long pieces.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 1 tbsp coconut or groundnut oil in a wide pan over a medium heat. Add ½ tsp mustard seeds and wait until it crackles, then add 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal and 2 dried red chillies and fry for 30–40 seconds until both dals turn light golden and smell nutty.
1 minStep 2: Add ¼ tsp gluten-free asafoetida and 10 curry leaves, stir for a few seconds, then tip in 12 ½ oz green beans with ¼ tsp ground turmeric and ¾ tsp salt. Stir well to coat.
Step 3: Sprinkle over 3 tbsp water, cover and cook over a medium-low heat for 6–7 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the beans are tender but still bright green with a slight bite. Common mistake: adding a lot of water and boiling them; the beans go grey and the poriyal turns soggy instead of dry and fluffy.
7 minStep 4: Uncover, turn the heat up to medium and stir for a minute so any moisture dries off. Take off the heat and fold in 1 ⅜ oz fresh grated coconut; cooking the coconut makes it oily, so add it at the very end.
1 minStep 5: Serve warm with rice and sambar or rasam.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 9 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does beans poriyal take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of mustard seeds?
- Cumin seeds, same amount (different flavour, same crackle).
- What can I use instead of gluten-free asafoetida?
- A pinch each of garlic powder and onion powder (asafoetida stands in for onion and garlic).
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