Name: Achinga payar mezhukupuratti recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 20 nos long beans; 2 tbsp coconut pieces; 6 nos small onion chopped finely; a generous pinch of turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; water to cook; salt to taste; 2 tsp coconut oil; a small sprig curry leaves; 1 no long green chilli slitted; 4 nos garlic crushed

Achinga payar mezhukkupuratti recipe – This is nothing but kerala style long beans stir fry recipe.I have already posted few mezhukkupuratti recipes and this is my addition to the list.Actually I planned to make kaya achinga payar mezhukkupuratti but last minute plan changed as I didn’t have kaya so went ahead making with just long beans.

This is a popular side dish for rice and curry in Kerala.It is quick and easy to make too and pairs up well with rice.

Other mezhukkupuratti recipes :

Beans mezhukkupuratti

Kaya mezhukkupuratti

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Achinga payar mezhukupuratti recipe

Long stir fried beans cooked with coconut pieces, onion, garlic and spices to make a simple and delicious stir fry. It is also called Achinga payar mezhukupuratti.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 2

Author: Sharmilee J

Ingredients

20 nos long beans
2 tbsp coconut pieces
6 nos small onion chopped finely
a generous pinch of turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
water to cook
salt to taste

To temper:

2 tsp coconut oil
a small sprig curry leaves
1 no long green chilli slitted
4 nos garlic crushed

Instructions

Trim the edges of long beans.Cut into 1 inch long pieces.Rinse it in water.
Rinse it well, drain water and keep aside. In a kadai or pan heat coconut oil - add crushed garlic,add curry leaves and green chilli.Saute for a minute.
Then add chopped onion and saute for 2mins then add coconut pieces.Saute for few mins.
Now add long beans along with turmeric powder,salt and red chilli powder.Saute well.
Now add little water and cook covered.
Cook until the beans becomes soft, give a quick stir and switch off.

Steps to make Achinga payar mezhukkupuratti recipe:

Trim the edges of long beans.Cut into 1 inch long pieces.Rinse it in water.
Rinse it well, drain water and keep aside. First say hi to new steel kadai 🙂 In a kadai or pan heat coconut oil – add crushed garlic,curry leaves and green chilli.Saute for a minute.
Then add chopped onion and saute for 2 mins then add coconut pieces.Saute for few mins.
Now add long beans along with turmeric powder,salt and red chilli powder.Saute well.
Now add little water and cook covered.
Cook until the beans becomes soft, give a quick stir and switch off.