It is nothing but Yard long beans and whole green gram with cumin flavoured coconut gravy.
This is an age-old combination and a traditional recipe from Mangalore. Jeerige Bendi is very mild, flavorful and not spicy. It can be enjoyed with hot rice, Whole wheat Roti’s, Dosa or Rice rotti.
Ingredients:
Yard long beans / Alasande – 250 grams
Green gram – 1 cup
Coconut – 1 bowl
Cumin – 1 teaspoon
Dried Red chilli – 2
Salt
Jaggery – ½ teaspoon
Red chilli powder – ½ teaspoon
Tamarind – peanut size.
Seasoning: Coconut oil – 1tsp, mustard – 1 teaspoon, Red chilli -1, curry leaves – 1 spring.
Method:
- Wash green gram and soak it overnight.
- Next day, wash yard long beans and make one inch pieces.
- Cook Soaked green gram with sufficient water, salt, jaggery and red chilli powder.
- When it is half done, add chopped yard long beans and cook.
- Meanwhile, grind coconut, red chillies, cumin and tamarind into a smooth paste and add this paste to cooked vegetable and boil.
- Check for the salt and add seasoning.
- For seasoning, heat oil, add mustard, red chilli. When mustard starts spluttering, add curry leaves and pour this into boiled curry.
