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Srilankan Green Bean Curry

5 from 11 votes
Srilankan green bean curry is a tasty side dish cooked in coconut milk. It makes a good accompaniment with chapathi or steamed rice.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: dinner ideas, lunch
Cuisine: srilanka cuisine
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 100 ml thick coconut milk (
  • 2 teaspoon oil
  • 1 onion
  • 3 green chilli
  • a few curry leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 150 grams beans
  • 75 ml water +100 ml
  • salt

Equipment

  • 1 pan
  • 1 knife
  • 1 chopping board
  • 2 bowls
  • 1 serving spoon
  • 1 lid cover

Method
 

  1. To extract coconut milk, soak one cup of fresh  grated coconut in hot water for half an hour. Later, grind it and sieve the mixture. This is the thick coconut milk.
  2. Cut the onion into small pieces.
  3. Cut the beans into two inch long pieces.
  4. Heat oil in a pan, add onion pieces to it. Saute it for some time until it turns pink in colour
  5. Add green chilli and curry leaves to it.
  6. Add the beans, give a stir. Allow to cook for sometime.
  7. Put turmeric powder, salt and water in it.
  8. After two minutes, put the coconut milk.
  9. Cover and cook for two minutes.
  10. Green beans curry is ready to serve.

Notes

If you are extracting at home, use only the thick coconut milk. Repeat it second time and use it for any other dish. The milk can be stored in the refrigerator for a day.
The beans are cut long with a diagonal at the end.