Achinga Payaru Thoran - Karamani Payaru - Yard long beans Poriyal
Achinga Payaru Thoran - Karamani Payaru - Yard long beans Poriyal

Kerala Style Achinga Payar Thoran is a common Thoran recipe with Long Beans.

Achinga / Valli Payar/ Odiyan Payar/ Neelan Payar – All these are the different names of Long beans in Kerala.

Best combination

  • Moru curry + Kerala Style Fish in coconut gravy/ Red Fish Curry
  • Moru curry + Beef/ Chicken curry

Achinga Payar Thoran | Long Beans with Coconut

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • 1. Long beans - 2 Cups - Chopped (Achinga payar)
  • --- For Crushing ---
  • 2. Coconut - 1/2 Cup - Grated
  • 3. Garlic - 3 Cloves - Medium size
  • 4. Cumin - 1/4 Teaspoon (Jeerakam)
  • 5. Turmeric powder - 1/4 Teaspoon (Manjalpodi)
  • 6. Green chilly - 1 No
  • 7. Shallots - 4 Nos - Medium size (Chuvannulli)
  • 8. Salt - As required
  • --- For Tempering ---
  • 9. Mustard seeds - 1/4 Teaspoon
  • 10. Shallots - 2 Teaspoon - Chopped (Chuvannulli)
  • 11. Curry leaves - 2 Stems
  • 12. Dried red chilly - 1 No - Broken (Vatal mulak)
  • 13. Coconut oil - 1 Tablespoon

Instructions

  1. Crush ingredients 2 – 7 coarsely without adding water and keep aside.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
  3. Add other tempering ingredients 10 – 12 and saute till shallots become golden brown.
  4. Add chopped long strings, crushed ingredients and salt and then mix all ingredients well.
  5. Cover the pan with a lid and cook the mixture in very low flame sprinkling some water if needed.
  6. Stir occasionally and cook till long beans cooked well and all the water content got absorbed.