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Karamani Poriyal | Yard long beans Thoran
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Karamani Poriyal | Yard Long Beans Poriyal | Karmani Payuru Thoran

Karamani or Yard Long Beans is a very healthy and tasty vegetable. This is simple stir fry made using Karamani and seasoned with ground dry coconut and Jeera powder. It's a great combo with Kuzhambu / Rasam rice. We usually make this without adding onion or garlic.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Vegetable Chopping Time15 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Accompaniment, Poriyal, Poriyal Varieties (South Indian Curries)
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 62kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
  • Mixer Grinder

Ingredients

  • 250 grams Karamani Payaru (Yard Long beans)
  • 1 teaspoon Salt Adjust to your taste
  • ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

For Grinding

  • 2 tablespoon Grated Coconut
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 1 nos Red Chili

For Tempering

  • 1 teaspoon Oil preferably coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
  • 1 sprig Curry Leaves

Instructions

Preparation

  • Wash the long beans and finely chop them.

Cooking the Yard Long Beans (Karamani)

  • Add the chopped long beans in a vessel. With this add ¼ cup of water, Turmeric Powder and salt and pressure cook it over two whistles. Alternately you can also cook it directly in the pan. Keep the cooked Karamani aside

Grinding the Dry coconut

  • Take grated coconut, red chili and cumin seeds in a mixer and grind it to a dry powder. (Do not add water while grinidng)

Tempering and Mixing

  • Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urad dal and fry till it becomes golden brown color. Also add curry leaves and give a good mix
  • Add the cooked long beans (Karamani) to the tempering and mix well. Adjust salt if needed
  • Finally add the ground coconut mixture and mix well. Keep the karamani payiru poriyal in flame for 5 minutes and then remove from flame
  • The yummy Karamani Payaru (Yard long beans) Poriyal is ready to serve with any rice varieties

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cups | Calories: 62kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 267mg | Potassium: 140mg