Trivandrum Style Kothamara Thoran / Guar Beans Stir Fry

Ingredients

1 cup finely chopped guar beans
1/2 onion, finely  chopped
1 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
11/2 tbsp rice
2 dry red chillies
a twig of curry leaves
salt to taste

To grind

1/2 cup grated coconut
1/4 tbsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
4 or 5 shallots
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
3 or 4 curry leaves

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds to it. Once it splutter, add dry red chillies and curry leaves to it along with rice.

2. Once the rice puff up and turn light brown in color add the chopped guar beans and onion to this along with salt. Saute for a minute and then cover the kadai with a lid and allow to cook in low flame. Stir  occasionally . 

3. In the mean time take all the ingredients mentioned in the "to grind" section in a blender and grind to a coarse mixture without adding water and keep aside.

4. Once the beans are half cooked , add the ground coconut mix to it and mix well. Adjust the salt. Cover the kadai with lid and cook for 3-4 minutes. 

5. Now remove the lid and stir fry in low heat for 10 minutes stirring it continuously to avoid burning. Turn off the heat.

Kothamara thoran is ready!!