Nariyal Wale Fras Beans | French Beans with Coconut

French Beans were always a great seasonal favourite in Delhi. Fresh and tender beans would flood the markets in early winter. Sweet and crisp and known as Fras Beans they'd dominate the menu in a multitude of ways. Here I get beans all year round, the fresh ones too, as they come from all across the globe. I also grow them in my vegetable garden in the summer, and the yield is pretty good.

Ingredients:
2 cups beans, French cut
1/2 onion, sliced fine
1 tsp ginger, grated
1/2 cup coconut, shredded
7-8 curry leaves
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
Salt, to taste
2 red chilies
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 tbsp light oilve oil

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds. Once the begin to pop, reduce heat, and add the red chilies and curry leaves.
2.  Stir in the onions and fry until transparent.
3. Add the beans to the mix. Stir, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
4. Season with salt and red chili powder.
5. Cook another 5 minutes. Add the shredded coconut. Mix in well. 
6. Turn off heat, cover the dish, and let it sit in its own heat for another 5 minutes.

This simple seasoning lends a lovely flavour to beans. I like to serve this dish with rotis or parathas and yogurt.

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