Butter Beans Kurma
Butter Beans Kurma is a mild, tasty masala gravy made by cooking butter beans in a tomato, onion & coconut based puree. Butter Beans Kurma goes well with rice meal, roti, chapathi and with idli & dosa too.
Servings3 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter beans
- 1 small sized big onion finely chopped
- 1 medium sized tomato finely chopped
- a pinch turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
- coriander leaves just to garnish
- salt to taste
TO TEMPER:
- 3 teaspoon oil
- 2 cloves
- 1/2 inch piece cinnamon
- 5 garlic chopped roughly
TO GRIND TO A PASTE:
- 3/4 cup coconut
- 3 whole cashews
- 1 heaped teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon fried gram dal
Instructions
- Remove butter beans from its shell, rinse it well and set aside.
- Grind the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ with little water to a semi smooth paste, set aside.
- In a pressure pan, heat oil – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter.
- Then add onion sauté till it becomes transparent then add tomatoes.
- Sauté till mushy and raw smell leaves.
- Then add red chilli, coriander powders. Cook for 2mins.
- Add coconut paste along with 2 cups of water. Add turmeric powder.
- Let it simmer for a while till oil separates. Add required salt.
- Add butter beans and pressure cook for 2 whistles in low medium flame.
- Open and garnish with coriander leaves, taste check and adjust salt if required.
- Serve Butter Beans Kurma with hot rotis!
Notes
- You can adapt this kurma for any vegetable you like.
- Let the kurma boil well after coconut paste is added else the raw smell will retain.
- This kurma becomes thick, so adjust consistency accordingly.
Nutrition Facts
Butter Beans Kurma
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 232
Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 22mg1%
Potassium 618mg18%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 542IU11%
Vitamin C 11mg13%
Calcium 62mg6%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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