PAYAR THORAN/LONG BEANS THORAN

 PAYAR THORAN

Ingredients

Payar - 250 gms

Turmeric - a pinch

Salt – to taste

Grated coconut -1 tbsp.

Green chili - 2nos

For Seasoning

Coconut oil – 2 tbsp

Mustard    - ½ tbsp

Red chilly   - 1 no.

Urad dal      - ½ tbsp

Method of Preparation

Wash and trim the edges of payar Finely chop them. In a pan, heat the oil (coconut oil gives an authentic flavor and taste) and add the mustard seeds. When they splutter, add the broken urad gram and sauté till they brown. Now add the curry leaves, stir once and add the beans. Stir fry the payar for a couple of minutes. Add salt and turmeric powder. Turn down the heat and allow the cowpeas to cook till done. Take the cooked payar ,off the heat.

Now run the grated coconut and the green chilies in the jar of your mixer grinder, a couple of times, without adding any water. You will have crushed mixture of coconut and chilies, with flecks of the green chilies showing. Do not grind it to a paste. These crushing releases the flavors/ juice in the coconut and the chilies. Add this to the payar and stir well to mix.