Lima Beans Poriyal

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.