Mochai [Fresh Green beans] Kuzhambu

Ingredients :

• Fresh green beans [Field beans] - 250 gms
• Potato - 2 [Cut into dices]
• Small onions [Sambhar venkayam] - 10
• Green chillies - 3 to 4
• Red tomato - 1 [Big cut into pieces]
• Cashewnuts - 4 to 5
• Dhania powder - 1 sp
• Red chillie powder - 2 sp
• Tamarind paste - 1 sp
• Oil - 2 tbl sp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 sp
• Cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece
• Cloves - 2
• Coriander leaves - Little [Finely chopped]
• Fresh grated coconut - 2 sp.

For Grinding Masala :

Take onion, green chillie, coconut, cashewnuts, tomato, dhania powder, red chillie powder, tamarind paste to gether in mixer.


Method :

First take one kadai and  boil green beans and  potato adding salt, turmeric powder with enough water. Then take one pressure pan pour oil to that, add cinnamon, clove, cumin seeds when it splutters, add grained masala and fry for 3 mins in lower flame. Then add the boiled green beans to that and close the pressure pan and wait for 2 whistles to come. Remove from the gas. After the pressure goes open the lid and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with steamed rice, roti etc.