Description
Lima Beans or Butter Beans is a good source of cholesterol lowering fiber. This factor prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal, making these beans an especially good choice for individuals with diabetes, insulin resistance or hypoglycemia. Taking them on a regular basis is good for your health. These beans are sweet and very starchy.. suits well for any gravy or saute type of dishes. Recipe shown here is my attempt to introduce this flavourful beans to my family in the form of Poriyal / saute with coconut lentil combination. I’ve used frozen baby lima beans which comes in very handy on a busy cooking day, its available in most grocery stores in frozen section.. even some Indian stores carry these in frozen section.
Lima Beans Curry / Butter Beans Curry / Baby Lima Beans Poriyal / Saute / Dry Fry
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Frozen baby lima beans |
| 1 no | Onion medium ( chopped ) |
| 2 clove | Garlic (chopped) |
| 2 nos | Green chili (minced) |
| ¼ tsp | Turmeric powder |
| ¼ tsp | Mustard |
| ½ tsp | Cumin seeds |
| 6 nos | Curry leaves |
| ¼ tsp | Asafoetida |
| 2 tbsp | Oil |
| 1 tsp | Salt(or to taste) |
| ¼ cup | Dry dessicated coconut |
| 2 tbsp | Split roasted gram / pottukadalai |
| 2 cup | Water |
Instructions
Cooking lima beans: If using dry beans, the soak them overnight and pressure cook the next day upto 1 whistle or boil in water until tender. For frozen beans, heat 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil, add the beans and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain the water and keep aside.
Grind coconut and split roasted gram to a coarse powder and keep aside. Heat oil in a frying pan, splutter mustard, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Sprinkle asafoetida powder, add finely minced green chili, garlic and onions. Saute them for few minutes. Add the cooked beans along with turmeric and salt. Now add the coconut roasted gram powder and fry for couple of minutes. They tend to dry out soon, so the moment they blend well with the beans, switch off. Serve hot with rice and rasam.
Comments
4 responses to “Lima Beans Poriyal”
is this what is called as mochai??? we get it in south during pongal… hard to get in delhi though so i use the dried version… yummyyyyyyy
Hi shalini,
I guess it is not mochai but same family. It's called 'double beans' in south and looks like brownish red in color. quite expensive though but a great delicacy. People take the outer skin and cook. Ok. Bye
Regs,
Jas
Looks Yummy.Thanks!
Mullai lima beans curry look yummy…Will try soon
Have a great day