Beans Thuvattal is a very popular Chettinad side dish that is served with rice and curry. Cooked with toor dhal, this is one of the quickest side dishes that you can make for your busy family.
Add toor dhal, water, turmeric powder and oil to the pressure cooker 
Cook for one whistle 
The dhal should be al dente 
Add oil, mustard seeds, urad dhal and dry red chilies to a pan 
Add chopped beans to the pan 
Saute with curry leaves and salt. 
Add toor dhal and cook for 2-3 minutes 
Add shredded coconut and mix 
Beans Thuvattal
Beans Thuvattal is a very popular Chettinad side dish that is served with rice and curry. Cooked with coconut and toor dhal, this is one of the quickest side dishes that you can make for your busy family.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 cups green beans (chopped)
- ½ cup toor dhal
- 1½ cups water
- ⅛ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp oil (for cooking toor dhal)
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dhal
- 3 dry red chilies
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 2 tbsp shredded coconut
- 3 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add washed toor dhal to a pressure cooker.
- Then, add water, turmeric powder, and 1 tsp oil to the cooker.
- Cook for 1 whistle and set aside. The toor dhal should be cooked until al dente, as shown in the picture above.
- Let the pressure release naturally. Once released, open the pressure cooker and strain the excess water. Separate the cooked dhal from the water. (You can use the water to make sambar or rasam).
- Add oil to a pan. Once hot, add mustard seeds, urad dhal and dry red chilies.
- Once mustard seeds start to crackle, add chopped beans.
- Saute for 1 minute and then add curry leaves and salt.
- Mix well and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Once beans are cooked, add toor dhal. Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Next, add shredded coconut and mix well.
- Remove from heat and serve hot as a side dish.
