Green beans chana dal curry recipe is a green beans and split gram dal dry curry.
For a simple meal of kara kuzhambu or rasam and rice, I love to add some legumes / lentils to the side dish.
Green beans poriyal / sabzi is taken to a different level with the addition of the crunchy chana dal and coconut.
Do try this easy green beans chana dal curry.
Green Beans Chana Dal Curry recipe
Category:Side Dish
Cuisine:South Indian
Author:Jiya Jesh
Serves:2-3
Prep Time:10 mins
Cook Time:20 mins
Total Time:30 mins
healthy green beans and split bengal gram dal dry curry recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped green beans
- 1 onion small
- 1/2 cup chana dal / split bengal gram dal / kadalai paruppu
- 2 tbsp grated coconut
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 3 dry red chillies
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp broken urad dal
- A pinch of asafoetida
- A few curry leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Chop onion finely.
- Pressure cook chana dal until it turns soft but not mashed.
- Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds.
- When they splutter, add broken urad dal, dry red chillies and asafoetida.
- Once dal turns brown, add chopped onions and curry leaves.
- Saute till onions turn light brown.
- Now add chopped beans along with salt and turmeric powder.
- Fry for 2 minutes. Then add little water. Cover and cook till beans turn soft.
- Then add cooked chana dal and cook for 3-4 minute, stirring at regular intervals.
- Finally add grated coconut and let this cook for a minute.
- Remove from heat and beans chana dal curry is ready to be served as a side dish for rice.
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