I have been introduced to this wonderful beans when I was very young. I remember having eaten it at my aunt's place. They used to get these beans from Madanapalle (In Chittoor Dist, AP). And I think there was a big hungama about taking out the seeds from the pods and it was usually a group effort. But for those occasions, I have hardly ever eaten in India. Few years back one of my distant cousins, who hails from Bangalore, showed me these beans in the local Indian stores' freezer. And trust me, since then we regularly use these beans in Sambar. Today, I ran out of vegetables at home and so decided make kurma out of it. The addition of Sounf has made a big difference in the aroma and taste as well.
Ingredients -
Surti Papdi Lilva 1 cup
Oil (as per individual choice)
Turmeric a pinch
Salt as per taste
Dhania-Jeera Powder 1/2 tsp
Tamarind pulp 1 Tbsp
Jeera 1/4 tsp
Cloves 4-5
Cinnamon 2 inch piece
For Gravy -
Onion Chopped 1 medium
Tomato Chopped 1 Medium
Ginger 1 inch piece
Garlic 1-2 pods
Green Chillies 2-3 (as per taste)
Dry Coconut Powder / Grated Fresh coconut 3 tsp
Fennel seeds / Sounf 1/2 tsp
Roasted Sesame seeds 1 tsp
Coriander leaves few sprigs
Method of preparation -
Boil Surti Papdi Lilva. I pressure cooked them.
In a heated skillet, add a little oil and saute chopped onions. After they are golden brown in color, add chopped tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are cooked well.
In a mixer, grind the onion-tomato mixture. Also grind rest of the gravy ingredients.
Again in a heated skillet, add oil and cloves, cinnamon and jeera. After Jeera is a little brown, add the gravy mixture and fry adding a little water until the oil oozes out.
Add Turmeric, Dhania-Jeera Powder, Tamarind pulp and mix well.
Add the boiled surti Lilva and mix well and let it simmer for 4-5 min under a lid.
Switch off the flame and Serve it with rice/roti.
This goes to My Legume Love Affair - 22 hosted by Ruchikacooks originally started by Susan of thewellseasonedcook
Also goes to Vegetable-Marathon - Beans Event hosted by Anita of konasaniskitchen.
Serves 4 Adults
Preparation Time 30 min
Posted by
Harini
on
Sunday, April 4, 2010
This kurma looks fabulous Harini, with rotis they will definitely go awesome na...thanks for sharing..
Looks too tempting..love the recipe..
@Priya thx, It tastes awesome with roti...
@Nithu thx
Nice along with chappatis and rice, looks delicious...
Healthy recipe, should be goof with phulkas!
Thanks for the entry.