A very easy to prepare side dish with hyacinth beans or chapparda avre (Konkani/kannada)that can be had with rice,roti or just as a snackbowl is one more kind of Konkani side dishes.This variety is even common with most of the south indian counterparts too,may be with a twist in the seasoning part.
Ingredients:
Surti papdi/Chapparda avre
Hyacinth beans 250 gms
Salt to taste
Fresh grated coconut 2-3tbsp
Asafoetida 2 pinches
Turmeric powder(optional) 1/4tsp
For seasoning:
Oil 1tbsp
Red chillies 2-3
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Urad daal 1tsp
Curry leaves(optional) 5-6
Method:
- Wash the beans thoroughly with water and drain in a colander
- Snap the tip ends to take out the fibre on both sides just like you do with any legumes.
- Chop into desired size pieces.
- Heat oil in a wok and toss in the red chillies(broken into pieces),once they change colour add the mustard seeds and wait till the crackling stops
- Add urad daal ,once they are light brown add the curry leaves and chopped beans and stir on high heat for about a minute.
- Add salt,turmeric powder and about 1/4 cup of water and bring to boil,cover with a lid and lower the flame.
- Cook for about 5-8 minutes
- Add asafoetida and fresh coconut and give a nice stir,it would become tender by now as this beans cooks very fast.
- Cook for another 5 minutes covered sprinkling little water if it is too dry as to avoid burnt flavour.
- Switch off the flame
- Serve with rice or roti with any variety of daal
This is the simplest Stir fry that I prepare once in a while and it is loved by everyone at home and I prepare this whenever I have variety of fresh veggies in stock.We all love this to eat like a starter rather than an accompaniment.It can me made using different combination of vegetables.Even broccoli,mushrooms taste great.It hardly takes time in preparation.The more effort is needed in dicing the vegetables rather than the time needed to cook.Please try this out and let me know :)
Ingredients:
Red Capsicum 1/2 nos
Yellow capsicum 1/2 nos
Onion(M) 1nos
Carrot(S) 1nos
Green chilli 1-2
Cubed paneer 6-8 pieces
Green beans 2-3
Salt to taste
Pepper powder 1/2tsp
Oil 2-3tsp
Method:
- Slit beans diagonally,capsicum,carrot,onion and green chilli to thin pieces.
- In a skillet add carrots and green beans and sprinkle 2tbsp of water.
- Cover and cook till water evaporates(beans and carrots would be tender)
- Add sliced onions,oil and saute till pale and add green chillies,capsicum(both colour)and saute adding salt to taste,pepper powder and cubed paneer pieces.Give a gentle toss
- Cover and cook on low flame for a minute or so.
- Serve hot immediately as the veggies will lose their crunchiness.
