Long Beans Palya | alasande kayi Palya | Karnataka Kannada recipes

Simple palya recipe: longbeans
Long beans or yard long beans which is alasande kayi in kannada is young tender pods with very low calories and rich source of fibers, folate and Vitamins like A, C. As we know fiber rich foods help to reduce bad cholesterol. This long beans are good for pregnant women. Eating variety greens and vegetables are important for good health.
You will find the light yellow long beans and green color long beans the farmers market.
When buying these long beans make sure to buy tender, uniformly green( if it is green variety) firm but flexible ones.
Here is simple recipe of Long beans Palya which is super side dish for saaru anna / Rasam Rice, chapathi or it goes with hot rice with little ghee on top.
Ingredients:
Ingredients for :
1medium bunch long beans or 3 cups of chopped long beans
1 to 1½ tbsp oil
½ to ¾ tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp uddina bele/urad dal
1 tsp kadle bele/chana dal
½ to ¾ tsp black pepper ( or you can use only green chillies or red chillies)
1 to 2 red chillies for oggarane(seasoning)
around ¾ tsp salt
few curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves
½ to 1 cup water (water quantity depends on how tender the beans are )
¼ to ½ cup fresh grated coconut