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Green Bean Curry

A Sri Lankan curry of green beans in coconut, tempered with curry leaves and cinnamon.
Course Dinner
Cuisine Sri Lankan
Keyword Curry, Green Bean, Vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 5 curry leaves
  • 250 g green beans trimmed and cut into 5cm pieces
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 fresh green chillies finely chopped
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tomato diced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 400 ml coconut milk

Instructions

  • Add the oil and the curry leaves to a pan and fry for a minute until the curry leaves begin to release their aromas. Add the onion and fry gently for 5 minutes until softened then add the tomatoes and fry for another 5 minutes. Add the garlic and chillies and fry for a minute until the garlic begins to colour.
  • Add the spices to the vegetables and fry for a minute until they have seasoned. Add the coconut milk and bring to a gentle simmer. and then add the green bean pieces and cook for 10 minutes until tender.