Best Green Beans With Mustard Seeds Cashews And Coconut Recipes

Skillet-Charred Green Beans image

Provided by Kay Chun

Time 15m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large shallot, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 pound green beans, trimmed and patted dry
Kosher salt and black pepper
3 anchovies, minced

Steps:

In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, 1 minute. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer mixture to a small bowl.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the skillet. Add green beans, season with salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat in the oil. Leave undisturbed over medium heat for 2 minutes to encourage charring, then stir and cook, tossing every 2 minutes, until most of the beans are shriveled, about 6 minutes longer.
Reduce heat to low and add the shallot mixture and anchovies. Cook, stirring, until well incorporated and anchovies dissolve, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer to a serving platter and serve warm or at room temperature.

Stir-Fried Green Beans with Coconut image

Provided by Suvir Saran

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 tablespoons canola oil
2 teaspoons yellow split peas
1 tablespoon black mustard seeds (optional)
1 teaspoon hulled black gram beans (urad dal; optional)
3 whole dried red chiles
8 fresh or 12 frozen curry leaves, torn into pieces (optional)
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/8 teaspoon asafoetida powder (optional)
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
3/4 pound green beans, both ends trimmed, beans cut on an angle into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon saambhar powder or rasam powder (optional)
1 cup water

Steps:

Combine the oil, yellow split peas, and mustard seeds, if using, in a large wok, kadai, or frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until the split peas turn golden brown. 1 to 2 minutes. (Cover if using mustard seeds-they pop and splatter-and cook until you hear them crackle.)
Add the urad dal, chiles, curry leaves, if using, and cumin and cook uncovered, stirring, 1 more minute. (Stand back if using curry leaves; they spit when they hit the oil.)
Add the asafoetida, if using, and 1/4 cup of the coconut and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add the beans and salt and cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
Add the remaining 1/4 cup coconut, the saambhar or rasam powder, if using, and the water. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until the beans are tender, about 10 minutes.
Uncover and cook, stirring often, until all of the water has evaporated, about 5 more minutes. Taste for salt and serve hot.

Sauteed Green Beans with Coconut image

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup finely grated unsweetened coconut* (1 1/2 oz)
1/3 cup water
1 lb green beans, trimmed
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons black mustard seeds*
1 (1 1/2-inch) dried hot red chile, seeded and crumbled
1 Turkish bay leaf or 1/2 California
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Steps:

Stir together coconut and water in a bowl. Let soak at room temperature until water is absorbed, about 1 hour.
Cook beans in a 6-quart heavy pot of boiling salted water , uncovered, until crisp-tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer beans to a colander set in a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, then drain well.
Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then add mustard seeds, chile, and bay leaf and sauté, stirring, until mustard seeds make popping sounds, about 1 minute. Add beans and stir until coated with oil. Add coconut mixture and cook, stirring, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Discard bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
*Available at kalustyans.com.