Ingredients: grams Green beans (French Beans) - cut into 1/2 inch pieces, teaspoon Mustard seeds, sprig Curry leaves, teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi), teaspoons Sunflower Oil, - to taste, tablespoons Sesame seeds (Til seeds), tablespoons Fresh coconut - grated, cloves Garlic, teaspoons Cumin seeds (Jeera), teaspoons Red Chilli powder, Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To begin making the Beans Vepudu Recipe (Andhra Style Beans Cooked with Spicy Sesame Spicy Mix), clean, wash and cut the beans to half an inch pieces and keep aside.Now take a heavy bottomed pan, dry roast the ingredients mentioned in the 'spice mix list' one by one except the red chilli powder and grind it to a fine powder using a mixer grinder and keep aside.In the same pan, heat oil on medium flame, add mustard seeds and let it splutter.Add the curry leaves and let it crackle.Add the chopped beans, turmeric powder and saute until the beans are cooked to 3/4th with the lid closed. This will take around 10 minutes.Now add the prepared spice mix to the beans, season with salt and saute until the beans is cooked well. Once the beans are cooked, switch off the flame.Serve the Beans Vepudu Recipe (Andhra Style Beans Cooked with Spicy Sesame Spicy Mix) along with Mixed Vegetable Sambar and Steamed Rice for a simple weeknight dinner.