Chapparada Avarekai / Flat Beans Curry (Dry)

Servings: 3-4

Ingredients:

Content	Quantity	Comment
Flat beans / Chapparada avarekayi	250 grams	Cleaned and chopped
Tomato	2 medium	Chopped
Onion	1 big	Chopped
Oil	2 tbsp
Mustard	1 tsp
Jeera	1 tsp
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Coriander leaves	2 tbsp
Salt	To taste
Sugar	¼ tsp
Turmeric	¼ tsp
Chilli powder	1 tsp
Jeera powder	1 tbsp
Coriander powder	1 tbsp
Water	To cook

Method:

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard. Once it starts popping, add jeera, curry leaves and saute once. Add onions, saute till translucent. Add tomatoes, turmeric and mix well. Cook covered till tomatoes are soft. Add the flat beans, jeera powder, coriander powder, salt, sugar, chilli powder and mix well. Add water and cook till flat beans are soft and the masala raw smell is gone. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice, roti, chapathi, dosa….