French Beans Spicy Curry

Learnt From: My friend Kalyani

Ingredients:

French Beans --- When chopped --- 3 cups
Onions --- ¼ of the big one
Turmeric Powder --- a pinch
Garlic --- 3 big cloves
Cumin seeds --- 1 tsp
Salt --- as per taste

For Seasoning:

Oil --- 2 tblsn
Urad Dal --- 1 tsp
Mustard seeds --- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds --- ½ tsp
Dry Red Chilly --- 1 chopped

Process:

Clean & Chop French beans.


Chop onions.
Heat 2 tblsn of oil in a pan.
Add & Toast seasoning one by one like … urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds & chopped dry red chilly.
Add chopped onions. Fry till translucent.


Add chopped beans, a pinch of turmeric powder and enough salt to the beans.
Add 2 cups of water to the beans. Adjust water till beans cook.


Stir occasionally.
In the mean while, crush 3 garlic cloves and 1 tsp of cumin seeds to a coarse paste with a big ladle.


Cook beans till done.
When the water evaporates add garlic-cumin paste to it.


Stir fry for 2 minutes.
Turn off the heat.
Add a tsp of red chilly powder.


Mix well.
Transfer the curry to a serving bowl.