Beans Karam Recipe (Beans Curry)

Beans Karam is a side dish that uses beans and simple south indian spices to make a spicy gravy with notes of sour and sweet in it. Include this simple yet delectable recipe in your working week and also pack it into lunch boxes with chapathis. Course : Lunch Ingridients : 500 grams Green beans (French Beans) 2 Onions , chopped 1 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) 4 Dry Red Chillies 2 Byadagi Dried Chillies 1 cup Fresh coconut , grated 2 tablespoons Dessicated Coconut 1 tablespoon Poppy seeds 1 Tamarind , lemon ball sized 2 tablespoons Jaggery 1 tablespoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) Salt , to taste 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu) 10 Curry leaves 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing) Instructions To begin making the Beans Karam recipe, roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, chillies, dry coconut, poppy seeds and fresh coconut in a pan with little oil.Grind this mixture with tamarind extract, jaggery, 1/2 an onion and salt into a paste in a mixer grinder.Cook the beans till tender in a pan with some water. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add mustard seeds and let them crackle.Next, add hing, curry leaves, 1-1/2 onions with a pinch of salt and let it cook until transparent.Add turmeric powder, beans and saute for a minute. Add the ground masala paste to the pan and cook for 5 to 6 minutes while stirring in between.Add a cup of water and bring this to a boil. Adjust the seasoning and serve hot.Serve Beans Karam Recipe along with Phulkas, Steamed Rice and Puli Manga Kuzhambu Recipe for a complete meal.