Carrot Green Beans Poriyal. Easy Green Beans Carrot Coconut stir fry side. South Indian Green Beans Coconut Poriyal Recipe. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Indian Side.. Serves 2
Somedays I have veggies left that need to be used up. A whole week will go by with recipe development, testing and more recipe trials and errors, before I get to some vegetables which were not used in the recipes. If i have no plans for those veggies, I look online for ideas, choose some depending on what I have in the pantry and fridge, reject a few because I can imagine not liking the end result and often come back to Indian food. Indian food covers many different regional cuisines and most have abundant options using many vegetables which showcase the vegetables in a delicious recipe. There is so much more to do with green beans. Use green beans (string beans) or french beans (haricots verts) in this recipe.
This recipe is a simple green bean carrot stir fry with coconut. The beans are spiced with mustard seeds, dried red chiles and curry leaves. Easy, 15 minutes active time and then let them cook. There are more green bean recipes in my book! And a lot of veggies recipes. Green beans can also be added to main sauces instead of tofu.
More green bean recipes from the blog
- Green beans with fennel seeds, cilantro and lentils
- Greens beans and potatoes
- Green bean and mushroom stuffed pretzels
Carrot Green Beans Poriyal
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil
- 3/4 tsp (0.75 tsp) black mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) urad dal split black gram optional
- 2 dried red chilies broken (use hot chilies like cayenne or birds eye or mild like California red)
- a pinch of asafetida hing - omit to make gluten-free
- 10 curry leaves chopped
- 2 to 2.5 cups (220 g) chopped green beans string beans or french beans (haricots verts) chopped into 1/2 to 3/4 inch bite size)
- 1 cup (128 g) chopped carrots or baby carrots
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
- 2 to 3 tbsp coconut shreds dried or frozen(fresh)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. When hot add mustard seeds and let them start to pop.
- Reduce heat to medium low, add urad dal and cook until dal changes color. 15 to 30 seconds.
- Add chilies, asafetida and curry leaves carefully. Mix and cook for 10 seconds.
- Add green beans, carrots, mix well. Add water, mix, cover and cook for 12 minutes.
- Add salt, coconut and a tbsp or so water if needed, and mix in. Cover and cook until the beans are done to preference. 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust salt and spice. Add cayenne if needed. Serve hot with Dals, lentil soups and flatbread or Dosa.
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Samantha @ The Planted Vegan says
October 9, 2015 at 7:41 amI’ve never used chopped green beans in a dish like this before, but it looks so delicious! Can’t wait to try it out!
Richa says
October 9, 2015 at 9:56 amawesome!
Cassie says
October 11, 2015 at 8:25 amAs a kid I always thought of the carrots and green beans as the smelly weird plants that tasted bad. Now I can eat these veggies all day long! This looks great for Thanksgiving!
Richa says
October 11, 2015 at 4:21 pmyep, the small dice of green beans makes them less intimidating too!
Ayaka says
October 25, 2015 at 5:46 pmI can’t find curry leaves either fresh or dried… :(. Any substitution idea? or can I omit??
Richa says
October 25, 2015 at 6:56 pmOmit them. Add a bit more mustard seeds.
Jenny says
March 8, 2017 at 11:31 amSuch a simple and fantastic recipe. We served these in our bowl with simple dal
Shabbir says
December 3, 2018 at 10:24 amSimple and easy yet delicious
Aishvarya says
December 13, 2018 at 10:30 pmOne of my favourite ♥️ You have explained it in a neat manner.
Winnie says
April 10, 2019 at 11:51 pmSuch a simple and delicious recipe.The sambar powder added to it gives a nice taste.Loved it.
Richa says
April 11, 2019 at 9:12 amthanks!
Lakshmikanth says
January 14, 2020 at 5:12 amAwesome taste mam..
My wife liked this dish so much… 👌👌👌