FRESH BUTTER BEANS CURRY

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Fresh broad beans,Green Peas,Soya beans,ButterBeans,Pigeon peas are available during Winter Season in India .Farmer's markets are filled with baskets and baskets of fresh beans. How come a person like me,who is fond of these fresh beans miss them? . I love these beans , would to like to taste them all through this season.But this butter beans are not available in Hyderabad . I made my mom to carry 2 kgs of this from TamilNadu .

Butter beans have a sweet different taste ....once tasted,no one can say no to it.Myself and my brother will fight for it.....making my mom to go mad.......those days are pleasant memories .

Here comes this yummy curry ,

INGREDIENTS:

Green Chillies - 2

Asafoetida as required

Salt to taste.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Heat oil in a kadai . Add mustard , jeera and methi seeds . When it splutters, add chopped onion and curry leaves . Saute till tender .

2) After 2 minutes , add tomato and split chillies . Saute till onion and tomato becomes tender.

3) Then add chopped brinjal and sprinkle little water . Cover with a lid , wait till brinjal gets cooked.

4) Meanwhile , pressure cook butter beans for 3 whistles and keep aside . Use the stock for soaking tamarind and grinding coconut.

5) Once brinjal is cooked , add beans to it and stir them well .

6) Then , add sambar powder , turmeric powder , tamarind juice , grinded coconut and salt .

7) Cover with a lid and allow it to boil in medium flame till the oil separates out . Finally , add asafoetida .

Serve hot with rice . This tastes good with gingelly oil.

This goes to

1) Sudehna's Monthly Mingle - Winter Fruits and Vegetabales Event , initially started by Meeta of ”What’s for Lunch, Honey?”.

2) EC's MLLA-19 th event started by Susan