Andhra Style Spicy Beans



Ingredients:
Green beans - cut into 1 inch long pieces, 2-3 cups
Curry leaves - 2 springs
Mustard seeds - 1.5 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Spice Mix
Fresh or desiccated coconut powder – 2 tbsp
White sesame seeds – 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds – 2 tbsp
Green chilli or red chili – to taste
Method:
1.       Chop green beans and steam until tender
2.       Dry roast all the ingredients under spice mix and coarsely grind it
3.       Heat oil and add mustards seed and let it crackle
4.       Add springs of curry leaves and immediately add the ground spice mix and cook for 1 minutes on medium flame.
5.       Add turmeric, salt and steamed beans.
6.       Gently mix the ingredients so that the spice mix coates the beans evenly. Cover the lid and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes to make sur ethat the spice is infused in the beans.
7.       Remove the lid and cook on high flame to finish up the cooking.
8.       Serve warm with roti !

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