Prep Time: 12 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 2 Servings

Oil-free, quick to rustle up, easy to find ingredients. Lobhiya ki phalli is also called Chauli or long green beans. Thoran is a dry vegetable preparation in South Indian cuisine that is minimally spiced and has a generous amount of freshly grated coconut. Vegetables cooked this way can even make a great snack.

Ingredients

• Green long beans: 250 gms (chopped into even-sized tiny pieces)
• Cold-pressed coconut oil: 1 teaspoon (optional)
• Mustard seeds: 1tsp
• Coconut: ½ cup (freshly grated)
• Rock Salt: to taste
• Red chilli: 1 no (cut into small bits)
• Curry leaves: 1 sprig

Method

• Place the cut long beans in a steamer and cook until soft but not mushy.
• Heat a pan and roast mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilli bits.
• Stir in the steamed beans and add salt. Give it a quick stir.
• Remove from fire and add grated coconut.
• Serve hot garnished with more grated coconut and cold-pressed coconut oil.
   

• Wellcure tip:

• Adding raw cold-pressed coconut oil gives the beans a nice flavor.
• While cooking vegetables, it's a good idea to use a little less salt to enjoy the actual flavours of the vegetables.
   

Eating guide:

• Food group: Vegetables
• Can be easily consumed during meals, combined with other food groups.
• Lightly cooked/steamed veggies ensure the water content and enzymes are retained, both a must for good digestion and overall nourishment through food!
• Mixing coconut to vegetables helps increase the satiety index of the meal.

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