Comments on: South Indian Green Beans (B) http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/ The zest is a must Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:22:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: captious http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-4427 captious Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:19:13 +0000 http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-4427 Thanks Jaya for your suggestions. I'll try the beans steamed instead of boiled. Thanks Jaya for your suggestions. I’ll try the beans steamed instead of boiled.

]]> By: Jaya http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-4426 Jaya Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:35:59 +0000 http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-4426 This recipe isn't entirely spot on, but it's good. My family usually prepares it with the general procedure of popping the mustard, and frying the asafoetida and urad dal and red chilies. We might also add turmeric. We don't usually use lemon, but we add a little grated coconut on top in the end. You should really try the asafoetida at least once. It brings out another tone of flavor to the beans. We don't boil the beans, exactly. Fresh beans are added directly to the fried spices and mix together. Then, we add enough water for the beans, add enough salt and turmeric if needed, and we cover the area of the pan containing the beans to steam them through. The beans, in the end, should be cooked, but firm. This recipe isn’t entirely spot on, but it’s good. My family usually prepares it with the general procedure of popping the mustard, and frying the asafoetida and urad dal and red chilies. We might also add turmeric. We don’t usually use lemon, but we add a little grated coconut on top in the end. You should really try the asafoetida at least once. It brings out another tone of flavor to the beans.

We don’t boil the beans, exactly. Fresh beans are added directly to the fried spices and mix together. Then, we add enough water for the beans, add enough salt and turmeric if needed, and we cover the area of the pan containing the beans to steam them through. The beans, in the end, should be cooked, but firm.

]]> By: captious http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-4142 captious Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:38:35 +0000 http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-4142 Hi Supriya, If you have a South Indian cookbook you recommend, please let me know. captious Hi Supriya,

If you have a South Indian cookbook you recommend, please let me know.

captious

]]> By: Supriya Raman http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-4116 Supriya Raman Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:32:10 +0000 http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-4116 I am so pleased I stumbled upon this site. As a fellow vegetarian, I wanted to drop by and say hello! I was born and brought up in South India, all the more exciting to see my home cooking being explored. Madhur Jaffrey I am afraid is not the one to follow for southern indian food. She is from the northen parts of India with phenomenal insight and expertise in northern/ eastern and western style of Indian cooking. But when it comes to Southern indian cooking there is so much unexplored and so few books published. Traditionally this beans is usually topped with grated fresh coconut and sauteed a few seconds before serving and is usually served with hot rice and savory vegetable stew called Sambar. I am so pleased I stumbled upon this site. As a fellow vegetarian, I wanted to drop by and say hello! I was born and brought up in South India, all the more exciting to see my home cooking being explored.

Madhur Jaffrey I am afraid is not the one to follow for southern indian food. She is from the northen parts of India with phenomenal insight and expertise in northern/ eastern and western style of Indian cooking. But when it comes to Southern indian cooking there is so much unexplored and so few books published.

Traditionally this beans is usually topped with grated fresh coconut and sauteed a few seconds before serving and is usually served with hot rice and savory vegetable stew called Sambar.

]]> By: Rhoda Xavier http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-1563 Rhoda Xavier Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:45:55 +0000 http://captious.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/south-indian-green-beans-b/#comment-1563 I love this recipe! My kids do not like green beans but they love this. I love the site, my husband is from Bangalore and I do alot of cooking of south India meals. I will be back there are other recipes I want to try ; ) I love this recipe! My kids do not like green beans but they love this. I love the site, my husband is from Bangalore and I do alot of cooking of south India meals. I will be back there are other recipes I want to try ; )

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