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Carrot Green Beans Poriyal Recipe

Carrot beans poriyal recipe | beans carrot poriyal | carrot beans palya is a simple and easy South Indian style side dish recipe. It is prepared from green beans, carrot, coconut, and spices.

Carrot beans palya is a tasty side dish for rasam, sambar, and curd rice. Poriyal means stir fry in Tamil, Palya in Kannada, Carrot beans vepudu in Telugu, and carrot beans thoran in Malayalam.

Carrot beans stir fry is quite a common side dish in the Southern part of India. It is more like a dry curry which can also be consumed with roti and parathas. This recipe can be prepared without coconut as well. Coconut is added to enhance the flavor. You can even make bread sandwiches and vegetable cutlets with the leftover curry.

Both carrot and beans are rich in vitamins. Green beans are rich in dietary fiber and carrot is good for skin and eyes. Detailed health benefits are given below. This stir fry tastes best with sambar and rasam rice. I have attached a few healthy rasam collections for you to try. (Click the recipe for the Url link).

Carrot & Green Beans stir fry goes well with Karnataka Bele Saaru Recipe and South Indian Paruppu Rasam. 

and Pineapple dal rasam recipe and Lemon dal rasam recipe. 

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Recipe: Carrot Green Beans Poriyal | Carrot Beans Thoran/Palya/Stir Fry. 

Serves - 4

Cuisine - Indian.

Region - South Indian (Tamil Nadu Style).

Course - Side dish.

Prep time - 10 min | Cook time - 20 min | Total time - 30 min.

Author - Pavithra

Carrot beans poriyal Ingredients:

1. Green Beans - 500gms
2. Carrots - 2 big
3. Cilantro - 2 tbsp chopped
4. Coconut - 2 tbsp shredded
5. Water - 100 ml
6. Salt - As per taste
7. Sugar - A pinch

Seasoning Ingredients:

1. Oil - 1 Tbsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
3. Urad dal - 2 tsp
4. Channa dal - 2 tsp
5. Green chili - 1
6. Red Chilli - 2
7. Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
8. Asafoetida / Hing - 1/2 tsp 

How to make carrot beans poriyal?

1. Take a wide thick bottomed pan or Kadai. Keep it on a medium flame and wait until it gets hot and pour a tbsp of oil for seasoning.

2. Add mustard seeds once the oil gets heated up. When the seeds splutter, add urad, channa dal, chilies, curry leaves, and hing.

3. Now put the chopped beans and carrots. 

4. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Then, add the required quantity of salt and a pinch of sugar. (Note: Sugar is added just to preserve the natural green color. It is optional). 

5. Add water and mix it well. 

6. Close it with a lid. Keep it on medium flame until it becomes soft. This process takes around 15 minutes.

7. Add coconut and saute for a minute. Switch off the flame immediately. (Note: Do not cook the curry for a long time after adding coconut). 

8. Garnish with cilantro.

How to make carrot beans poriyal with step by step photos?

1. Take a wide thick bottomed pan or Kadai and keep the flame on medium. Pour oil for seasoning. 

2. Add mustard seeds once the oil gets heated up. When the seeds splutter, add urad, channa dal, chilies, curry leaves, and hing. 

3. Now put the chopped beans and carrots.

4. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Then, add the required quantity of salt and a pinch of sugar. (Note: Sugar is to preserve the natural green color).

 5. Add water and mix it well.

5. Close it with lid. Keep it on medium flame until it becomes soft. This process takes around 15 minutes.

6. Add coconut and saute for a minute. Switch off the flame immediately. (Note: Do not cook the curry for a long time after adding coconut).

7. Garnish with cilantro.

 The spicy and healthy carrot beans stir fry is ready to serve.

Carrot health benefits:

1. Carrots are packed with beta-carotene that converts our body into vitamin A.
2. Vitamin A is needed for good eyesight, immune system, growth and development, absorption of iron.
3. It contains Vitamin B6 which converts the food into energy.
4. It helps in blood pressure control.
5. It contains Vitamin K1 which promotes bone health.
6. It is rich in biotin, potassium.
7. It balances your blood sugar.
8. It helps with digestion.
9. Carrots are great for oral care, healthy skin, and hair.
10. It is low in calorie which helps to maintain body weight.

Green beans health benefits:

1. Green beans rich in fiber, folate, and manganese.
2. Good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Vitamin K.
3. Green beans are full of anti-oxidants.
4. It boosts immunity.
5. Good for eye-sight.
6. Very low in calories.
7. It contains Iron and silicon.
8. Cholesterol free, Sodium-free, and fat-free.
9. Aids digestion.
10. Prevent colon cancer and anemia.
11. Anti-inflammatory.
12. Natural detoxifier.
13. Lowers high blood pressure.

*Coconut health benefits:

1. Coconut is packed with nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.
2. Rich in fiber.
3. It contains healthy fats and a great source of protein.
4. It promotes weight loss.
5. Good for skin and hair.
6. Excellent source of minerals such as magnesium, potassium, iron, copper.
7. It contains zinc and selenium which are required to maintain thyroid levels.
8. It is a great moisturizer for the skin and protects from the sun.

(*taken from Google and Wikipedia).

Carrot beans poriyal calories:

(*Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate).

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