Achinga Kaya Mezhukkupuratti
This Green Bean Plantain dish is a simple side dish made with minimal ingredients. It comes together in under 20 minutes and goes great with some sambar and rice for a simple and delicious Kerala meal!
Ingredients
- 250-300 g Green beans/Achinga sliced into 1 inch pieces
- 2 medium – large Raw Plantains/Kaya (sliced into 1 inch pieces)
- 1/2 tsp ground Turmeric
- 2-3 Green chilli peppers
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt
- 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- Curry leaves
Instructions
- Peel out the tough portions of the raw plantain/pachakaya and slice it and the green beans to a equal sizes length.
- In a cooking pot, add raw plantain/pachakaya pieces and achinga payar/long green beans (unless using frozen ones like I was. Then keep it for later and add after the aromatics) with water and 1/2 tsp ground turmeric and salt. Cover, bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and when it starts to splutter, add curry leaves and green chillis. Cook for 30 secs.
- Add 1/2 tsp each turmeric. Fry for 1-2 mins.
- Add cooked green beans and plantains. Mix well. Cook for 5 mins and remove from heat. Serve with rice and pappadom.
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