Karamani Kai Poriyal:

Black Eye Beans Stir-fry. Kidney Beans Stir-fry. Karamani Kai Fry.

This was my favourite dish back then in Hyderabad hostel. Our cook Pushpa….made this simple dish…mouth watering. After when I moved out to separate place…I stir-fried it! Although I never finely chop them……always thought…finely chopping makes a big damage to the vitamins and nutrients! Well…today I felt like cooking the same way she did it!

Ingredients:

Black eye beans 1 bunch(slender and young ones)
Garlic 1 whole head peeled, chopped and crushed
Onion 1 large finely chopped
Tomato 1 small chopped
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Chili powder 1 spoon
Curry leaves few
Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon
Oil few spoons.

Method:

Trim the ends and finely chop the beans. Set aside.

Heat up a pan, add oil. Add mustard and curry leaves. Wait till they pop.

Add garlic and onion. Fry till fragrant.

Add tomatoes and fry real good, till they wilt.

Now stir-in chopped beans, add salt, turmeric and chili powders to it! Cover and cook.

When the veggies is done without any moisture and oil shows up on sides, remove from heat.

Serve warm as a side dish for south Indian meals or chappathi!