Sri Lankan Beans With Coconut Recipe

Sri Lankan Beans With Coconut Recipe is a simple and wholesome dish made with just chopped haricot beans stir fried with caramelized onions and cooked along with coconut milk. Serve it with Dal and Steamed Rice.

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Sri Lankan Beans With Coconut Recipe
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Sri Lankan Beans with Coconut Recipe is a simple and wholesome dish made with just chopped haricot beans stir fried with caramelized onions and cooked along with coconut milk. The spices are not much as there are only salt and turmeric powder added into the dish. The subtle flavors from the dish helps to pair it up with any Indian main course.

The haricot green beans are rich in fiber and has less cholesterol, most importantly they are rich in Vitamin C which is a great source of antioxidants.

Serve the Sri Lankan Beans with Coconut Recipe, along with Coconut Rice, Puli Kuzhambu to make it a nice and satisfying meal. 

If you are looking for more Sri Lankan recipes, here are some : 

  1. Sri Lankan Egg Curry Recipe
  2. Srilankan Chicken Curry Recipe
  3. Srilankan Prawn Curry Recipe

Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Course: Side Dish
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

30 M

Total in

40 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 300 grams Green beans (French Beans) , slit diagonally
  • 1 Onion , sliced
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 4 cloves Garlic , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 cup Coconut milk
  • Salt , to taste
  • Coconut Oil

How to make Sri Lankan Beans With Coconut Recipe

  1. To begin making the Sri Lankan Beans with Coconut Recipe, heat a skillet with coconut oil.

  2. Add chopped garlic, curry leaves and allow it to sizzle. Add sliced onions and saute till they turn translucent. Once done add in chopped string beans.

  3. Sprinkle with salt, turmeric powder and saute for 2 minutes.

  4. Add a cup of coconut milk, cover it with the lid and allow it to steam cook for at least 10 minutes.

  5. Serve the Sri Lankan Beans with Coconut Recipe, along with Coconut RicePuli Kuzhambu to make it a nice and satisfying meal.