Sundal with canned white beans
Easy south Indian stir fry using canned white beans, coconut and Idli Podi
Servings: 6
Calories: 138kcal
Equipment
- 1 Frying Pan
- 1 set of utensils
Ingredients
- 1 can Turkish white beans I used a large 800 g can here
- 1 tbsp virgin coconut oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1.25 tsp white Urad dal
- 1/8 tsp asafetida
- 1 green chili finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Idli Molaga Podi or 1.25 tsp sambar powder
- 3/4 tsp ground turmeric
- 3/4 tsp salt because Molaga Podi also has salt
- 1/2 cup fresh coconut grated
Instructions
- Open the can of beans, pour into a strainer, rinse thoroughly under running water and let it sit until water drains away.
- While this happens, prep and assemble the remaining ingredients.
- Heat a pan with coconut oil.
- Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add asafetida, reduce heat to medium and add the urad dal.
- Allow the urad dal to become golden in color.
- Turn the heat to the lowest, add turmeric powder and Idli podi. Sauté for 20 seconds.
- At this stage, add the prepped beans and mix to combine.
- To finish, add the grated fresh coconut, stir well to combine.
- Serve hot.
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Notes
- When using any canned beans, I recommend draining them in a strainer and rinsing them thoroughly. After rinsing, allow them to sit until all the water drains away fully.
- In this recipe, I have used homemade Idli Podi along with fresh coconut. You can also use store bought Idli Podi, Paruppu Podi (the ones without garlic, of course) or Thenga Podi here.
- If you do not have any of these, simply use sambar powder.
- Frozen fresh coconut that comes in cubed forms are so ideal and convenient in recipes like this. I use one of these brands- either Euro Choice or Annam. I find both almost always in my Indian stores.
- If you are lucky and have access to freshly grated coconut, then nothing to beat that!
- Go easy on the salt in any recipe that uses beans. Beans in general tend to have some inherent salt and if you are adding any condiments like in this recipe, it is wiser to add little salt than more.
- Since I use frozen coconut, I tend to add it without thawing directly to the beans. The coconut breaks down in the residual heat in about 20 mins and then I mix everything well.
- If you are in a rush, I recommend thawing the coconut before hand or in the microwave.
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Disclaimer
Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 321mg | Potassium: 366mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 0.3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 3mg
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