Long beans (payar) and beans thoran

Beans and long beans thoran

Ingredients 

15 beans

300 grams long beans

2 tablespoon coconut 

1 green chilli 

1 tbsp coconut oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp broken urad dal, I used the black broken ones

1/4 tsp jeera

1/2 tsp chana dal

Salt as required 

1/2 tsp jeera powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

Method 

*Wash, trim and chop beans and long beans into small pieces.

*Make a coarse paste out of grated coconut and green chilli.

*In a preheated pan pour oil, add mustard, urad dal, chana dal, jeera and broken red chilli. Allow mustard to splutter.

*Add chopped beans and long beans. Mix well, let it cook in medium flame for about 5 minutes. 

*Now mix in turmeric, jeera, coriander and red chilli powder and give a toss.

*Cook further for about 5 to 6 minutes or till the vegetables are tender and evenly cooked.

*Adjust salt, add coarsely ground coconut paste, add a few curry leaves, mix in, off the stove.

*Serve as a side dish with rasam, sambar. I like it with phulkas and steamed rice.