Achinga Payar (String Beans) Thoran - (Dry Curry) Recipe
Achinga Payar (String Beans) Thoran - (Dry Curry) is normally used as a side dish along with cooked rice. This is a very common dish prepared along with your daily meals as well as highly demanded on occasional feasts. A favorite dish for bachelors as it consumes very less time for the preparation.
| Ingredients: | |
| Achinga(String beans/Payar) | 250 gm |
| Grated Coconut | 1/2 |
| Small Onions | 1/2 cup |
| Green Chillies | 3 to 4 nos |
| Turmeric powder | 1/4 tea spoon |
| Mustard Seeds (Kaduku) | 1 tsp |
| Curry Leaves (Kariveppila) | 2 leave bunches |
| Coconut Oil | 2 tablespoons |
| Salt | for taste |
Preparations:
Grind grated coconut, turmeric powder, green chillies and curry leaves - add no water - into a medium paste.
Cut Achinga(String beans/Payar) into 1/2 inch size and keep aside.
Finely chop the onions and green chillies.
Heat the coconut oil on a fry pan, put mustard seeds and three to four curry leaves into it.
Put the chopped onion and green chilies and once the onions turn light brown add the cut beans and mix well.
Sprinkle a little water on top and cook it. Once the beans are half cook add the coconut paste into it and mix well.
Cook for another 5 minutes in low flame and the dish is ready.