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
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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