Payar Mezhukkupuratti(Beans Mezhukkupuratti)

This is a simple Mezhukkuperatti recipe and undoubtedly my husbands favourite mezhukkupuratti dish. When ever i tell him to buy some grocery from the market, he always comes home with a bunch of payar neately tied up. He likes it with matta rice. I always use a bit of wayer for getting it cooked easily. But for better taste, you can avoid it. Enjoy.

Ingredients

Long beans -500g
Coconut oil
Mustard seed-1/4 tsp
Curry leaves1 sprig
Onion (medium)-1 number
Ginger(crushed)-1 tsp
Garlic (crushed)-1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Chilli powder-1 tbsp
Salt

Method

Cut long beans into 1.5 inch long pieces. If the beans are matured, take out the seeds and use only seeds. Thinly slice onion. You can also use shallots instead of onion.
Heat oil in a large skillet. Splutter mustard seeds and then add curry leaves.
Add chopped long beans, sliced onions, ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt. Add 1 tsp oil and stir it well until well combined. Cover and cook with little water. Don't add much water. It naturally has a lot of water in it, which releases when they are cooked.
Cook in medium heat until water gets almost dried up. Stir in between, otherwise it can get burnt. It might take around 15 - 20 minutes.
Add 1- 2 tsp oil, saute it for around 5 minutes in medium flame until it gets roasted well. Serve with rice