Yard Long Beans Dry Curry (Alsande sukke)

Alsande which means yard long/runner beans and sukke, which means dry in konkani is a everyday side dish.Its a typical dish made with coconut at most of the konkani houses. This recipe does not use any garlic or onions. It tastes delicious on the side with some rice and dal for lunch or dinner

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 cup Yard long beans

1 med. sized potato

1 cup fresh/frozen coconut

3 tsp. coconut oil

1 tsp. urad dal

6-8 roasted dry red chillies

1/4 tsp. tamarind paste

salt to taste

1/2 tsp. mustard seeds

Directions

Cut runner beans and potatoes into 1" pieces and pressure cook by adding salt till tender.

Fry urad dal in 1tsp oil and fry till light brown and keep it aside.

Grind coconut, chillies and tamarind paste by adding about a cup of warm water to a coarse paste.

Now add the fried urad dal to the ground coconut and grind it to a smooth paste.

Heat remaining oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.

When they splutter add the ground masala to this.

Mix it well and add cooked long beans and potatoes.

Bring it to a boil, cover and simmer till all the water evaporates.