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Broad beans Stirfry | Chapparadavare Palya

A typical stirfry which has the veggie goodness with minimum spices.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Karnataka
Servings: 4 people
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Broad beans- 250 gm
  • Fresh grated coconut- 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
  • Green chillies- 2 nos.
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder- 1 tsp

To temper

  • Cooking oil- 2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
  • Split black gram lentils- 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves- Few

Instructions

Method

  • Wash the broad beans under running water. Trim the edges and remove the fibre if any. Chop the broad beans as very thin strips stacking one over the other.
    broad beans stirfry step1
  • Next heat a pan with all the ingredients under "To temper" list. When the mustard seeds splutter, include chopped beans.
    broad beans stirfry step2
  • Add turmeric powder, salt and a tbsp of water. Let it cook in simmer with lid covered.
    broad beans stirfry step3
  • Meanwhile add grated coconut, cumin and green chillies to a mixer. Grind them together coarsely without adding any water.
    broad beans stirfry step4
  • Broad beans takes less time to cook. Once it turns soft and pale in color, include ground coconut masala. Give a nice mix.
    broad beans stirfry step5
  • Broad beans stir fry is ready to serve as combo with rice-rasam.
    Broad beans stirfry

Notes

  • Sometimes broad beans contains germs, hold it against light to check the same. You can disregard if you find.
  • Broad beans takes less time to cook, so you can quickly whip this up.
  • You can replace green chillies by red chillies too.