String Beans and Mung Beans Usili Recipe (Payatham Paruppu Beans Usili)

Beans Usili is one among many side dishes served during festivals. This stir fry is normally prepared in south indian homes. We serve this simple stir fry for rotis or steam cooked rice on regular days its a no fuss easy dish to prepare. 

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Ingredients:
250 Grams or 1 1/2 Cups Chopped String Beans
100 Grams or 1/2 Cup Split Mung Beans (Payatham Paruppu)
1/4 Cup Fresh Grated Coconut
4 Sprigs Curry Leaves
4 Sprigs Coriander Leaves Finely Chopped
2 Green Chilies Slit
1 Medium Onion Roughly Chopped
1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 Tsp Black Gram Dhal
1/2 Tsp Split Chick Peas
1 Dried Red Chilly
1/4 Tsp Asafoetida
2 Tbsp Oil
Salt to taste.

Method: 
Wash the split mung beans twice and soak in water for 30 minutes or until the mung beans double in size. Drain excess water and reserve.

Heat a wok with oil on medium flame. Once the oil reaches temperature add mustard seeds, split chick peas, black gram dal and red chilly fry until the mustard splutters and stops to splutter.

Add asafoetida, onion and curry leaves fry all the ingredients till the onion turns transparent. Add slit chilies and fry for few minutes.

Add the chopped beans, 1/2 cup water and salt stir well cover and allow the water to boil beans would have cooked half way.

Add the split mung beans stir well, check for salt add if needed cover and cook till both the beans have cooked till well done.

Add grated fresh coconut stir and fry all the ingredients. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with steam cooked rice.