Beans payaru poriyal is a simple and flavorful South Indian stir-fry made with green beans and moong dal (also known as payaru in Tamil). Here is a recipe for making beans payaru poriyal. Serve hot as a side dish with rice or roti.
Beans Payaru Poriyal
Course: PoriyalCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
6
hoursCooking time
20
minutesLooking for a delicious side dish? Try this flavorful combination of green beans, green gram, and sambar powder, perfect to pair with rice.
Ingredients
Beans – 100 gm
Green Gram (Pachai Payaru) – 1/2 cup
Sambar Powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard – ½ teaspoon
Urad Dhal – 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida Powder – a pinch
Coconut Gratings – 2 tablespoons
Curry leaves – few
Directions
- Wash well and soak the green gram in water for six to eight hours (or overnight).
- Boil 2 to 3 cups of water and add the soaked green gram along with a pinch of salt. Cook till it becomes soft.
- Drain the excess water and keep the cooked green gram aside.
- Chop beans to 1″ pieces.
- In a frying pan add the oil and when it is hot add mustard.
- When the mustard pops up add urad dhal, asafoetida powder and curry leaves and fry till the urad dhal become light brown.
- Then add beans pieces along with turmeric powder, sambar powder, salt and sprinkle two to three handful of water and stir well.
- Cover with a lid and cook on medium flame till beans are soft.
- Add the cooked gram to beans and mix well.
- Finally add coconut gratings and stir once again and remove.
Recipe Video
Notes
- You can also pressure cook the soaked green gram for just two whistles.