Thingalavre Upkari (white beans stir fry)

This is a protein rich and healthy breakfast.    I was in great confusion as to what should be prepared for breakfast, suddenly I remembered about this healthy “thingalavre upkari and povva chutney which my Grand mother used to prepare.

 

 

 

Ingredients                                                                                     

 

White beans                               --   1 cup

Red chilly                                    --    5 to 6   

Hing powder                              --    ½ tsp

Mustard seeds                           --  1 tsp

Curry leaves                               --   few

Oil                                                --   2 tsp

Grated coconut                         --   2 to 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

 

Method

·       Soak white beans for 5 to 6  hours or overnight. 

·       Pressure cook with 3 cups of water  for 3 to 4 whistles.

·       Strain the water and keep aside.

·       Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds, hing powder, curry leaves and broken red chillies and fry for a while.

·       Then add cooked beans, salt add little cooked  water mix well let it boil for 5 to 10 minutes then add grated coconut mix well and cook for 5 minutes.

·       Serve this as a break fast either with povva chutney or alone.