Beans Mocha Torkari

A delicious green bean curry...

Serving Size: 2-3 persons

Ingredients:

Green Beans - 125-150 g

Potato - 1 medium (about 100 g), diced into very small cubes (approx 1 cm)

Tomato - one half of a medium (about 50 g), chopped

Ginger - 1/2 tsp, grated

Tej Pata (Bay Leaf) - 1 small

Cumin/Jeera seeds - 1/4 tsp

Green Cardamom - 1, roughly crushed

Clove - 2, roughly crushed

Cinnamon - 1/2 inch, roughly crushed

Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Besan - 2 tbsp

Baking powder -  a pinch

Salt - To taste

Sugar - 1/4 tsp

Ghee - 1/4 tsp

Oil - as indicated

Preparation:

Beans:

1. Chop beans into very thin rings. The finer the cut, the better the taste.

2. Bring to boil 2 cups water with a pinch of salt and turmeric. Add the chopped beans and cook covered for 5 minutes.

3. Drain water and using a spoon roughly mash the beans as shown in the photo on the left.

Besan Boras (Dumplings):

1. In a bowl mix besan with a pinch of salt, baking powder, chilli powder (optional). Make a smooth batter with 2 tbsp water. Just before frying the boras or dumplings, add 1 tsp of hot oil from the kadhai to the mix.

2. Heat 1/2 cup oil to smoking. Then reduce flame to medium-low before adding the batter to oil.

3. Using a small measuring spoon (1/4 tsp measure) add batter to the oil to make very small round dumplings. Fry till light brown and keep aside.

Potatoes:

1. In the above oil, fry potatoes till light brown and keep aside.

Cooking procedure:

1. Heat 6 tbsp oil in a kadhai. Add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and cumin seeds. Fry till the cumin seeds turn dark brown.

2. Add mashed beans and fry on medium heat for 4 minutes.

3. Add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, hing, tomato,  fried potatoes. Mix well and cook on medium heat for 2 minutes.

4. Add 1/2 cup water, salt, besan boras (dumplings). Simmer and cook for 5 minutes. The potatoes should be cooked thoroughly.

5. Add sugar, ghee and remove from heat. Sprinkle garam masala powder before serving.

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