Beans curry, is a flavorful and aromatic curry made with fresh green beans cooked in creamy coconut milk.

My bean curry needs just 6 ingredients and can be cooked in under 20 minutes.

Despite the simplicity of the dish, you’ll be surprised how good the beans curry tastes.

This simple vegetarian curry features vibrant flavours of curry leaves, turmeric powder, cumin powder and pepper powder creating a very traditional Sri Lankan bean curry to pair with your daily rice and curry menus.

Meal ideas for the Sri Lankan beans curry.

• Various rice dishes you can serve with the bean curry.
  • BASMATI COCONUT RICE(Indian rice recipe)
  • Easy lemon rice recipe.
  • SRI LANKAN YELLOW RICE(TURMERIC RICE)
  • EGG FRIED RICE IN 20 MINUTES

• 3 Sri Lankan main menu you can try with the beans curry.

• Sri Lankan Menu 1
• Sri Lankan Menu 2
• Sri Lankan Menu 3

Tips for cooking Sri Lankan beans curry.

• Use fresh beans and you can use any type of beans even frozen ones.
• Cook the beans in a day or two after buying them.
• Avoid overcooking the beans or high heat.

Utensils and appliances needed.

• Chopping board and knife.
• Bowls as needed.
• Frying pan and wooden spoon.

More green beans recipe

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green beans with coconut stir-fry.

green beans-garlic stir-fried in browned butter.

Spicy green bean and potato stir fry.

green bean and carrot curry

Storing and reheating.

Once cooked, leftovers can be stored in a glass container or an old plastic container as the turmeric will stain.

Heat over low medium or on a microwave for a few minutes before serving.

Freezing and reheating.

Store in an air-tight container.
When you need to serve, remove it from the fridge, let it reach room temperature, warm it over the stovetop and serve.
Avoid freezing for more than a week as the texture will change

recipe difficulty- easy

Ingredients for Sri Lankan beans curry

Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons

3 tablespoons of oil

1 large onion sliced fine

1/2 a piece of cinnamon

500g green beans

1 teaspoon of cumin Powder

1 teaspoon of ground Pepper

How to make Sri Lankan beans curry with coconut milk.

Please make sure to read the recipe instructions carefully to avoid mistakes

Have all the ingredients prepared and ready

Wash the beans, trim the ends, and remove the string on the sides of the beans.

Cut the beans into two or three and cut them through the middle of the beans.

Pour the oil into a large frying pan. heat the oil and add the sliced onions, cinnamon, and curry leaves.

Cook until the onions turn translucent.

Add the beans to the frying pan. add the turmeric powder and season with salt.

Cook the beans for 5 minutes, mixing the ingredients well. let the beans turn soft.

When the beans are slightly fried, add the cumin powder, and pepper powder. Combine well.

If you need a little gravy, pour in half a cup of coconut milk, stir and cook for a few minutes.

Reduce heat to low and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Taste and season with salt as needed. Serve warm with a Sri Lankan rice and curry menu.

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