Dry Curried Beans

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds green beans
• 4 fresh curry leaves
• ½ teaspoon asafetida powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons picked-over split skinned chana dal
• 1 ½ teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 fresh hot red chile such as serrano or Thai
• 1 ½ teaspoons picked-over split skinned urad dal
• + 4 more ingredients
• • ½ cup desiccated coconut or 3/4 cup finely grated fresh coconut
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons black mustard seeds
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

If using desiccated coconut, soak in warm water to cover 1 hour and drain well in a sieve. Heat oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook mustard seeds, cumin, dals, asafetida, chile, and curry leaves, stirring occasionally, until mustard seeds begin ...

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