Long  beans are a good source of dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals.Tender, flexible green beans or snap beans or French beans or Mangalore alasande in Kannada are a delight of vegetarian lovers. It is a simple and easy to prepare curry recipe which goes good as a side dish for chapati/roti/rice.

Preparation time – 10 min

Cooking time 10 min

Serves – 4

Ingredients – 

Long beans/Mangalore beans – 500gms[cut into medium pieces]

Onion – 2 medium chopped

Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – 2 springs

Samber powder – 1 tbs

Coriander leaves – for garnishing

Coconut (grated) – 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

How to prepare or make long beans curry / mangalore beans curry –

Take a pressure cooker pan,heat it by adding oil into it,when oil is hot add mustard seeds when it starts to sparckle add cyrry leaves and chopped onion

Fry till onion is translucent,add chopped long beans fry for a while till the raw smell evaporate

Add samber powder,turmeric powder and salt to taste mix together fry for a while

Add 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook for 1 whistle,when the cooker becomes cool open it and bring the curry to boil till the water evapartes

Now add grated coconut and mix well,turn off the flame,transfer the dish to a serving bowl garnish with fresh chopped coriander and enjoy with roti/chapati.