Goan Inspired Butter Beans
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Dry toast coriander powder, fennel powder, garam masala one by one in a pan until nutty, ensuring they don't burn.
- 2Dry toast desiccated coconut in a pan until it turns lighter brown.
- 3Add turmeric to the toasted spices and coconut; no need to toast the turmeric.
- 4Fry chopped onions in olive oil until golden brown.
- 5Grind the fried onions with the toasted spices and coconut on a sil-batta, adding a splash of water if needed, until it forms a thick paste.
- 6In a pot, heat olive oil, crackle mustard seeds, and toss in curry leaves.
- 7Add the onion-spice paste, chopped tomato, and green chilli.
- 8Sauté until the tomatoes soften and the paste deepens in color.
- 9Pour in the butter beans with their liquid.
- 10Let everything simmer until it thickens and becomes glossy.
- 11Season full-fat Greek yogurt with salt and roasted cumin.
- 12Spoon yogurt onto a plate.
- 13Top with warm spiced butter beans, pickled onions, fresh coriander, and pine nuts for crunch.
- 14Serve with fresh flatbreads.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 0.25 tsp fennel powder
- 0.5 cup desiccated coconut
- 0.5 tbsp garam masala
- 0.25 tsp turmeric
- 160 g chopped onions
- Glug olive oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 8 leaves curry leaves
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1 green chilli
- 1 can butter beans
- full-fat Greek yogurt
- salt
- roasted cumin
- pickled onions
- fresh coriander sprigs
- pine nuts
- fresh flatbreads
Equipment
pancooking spoonsil-battamixer grinderpotplate
Tips
- Dry toasting releases the flavor of the spice; ensure it doesn't turn black or dark brown.
- If you don't have a sil-batta, you can use a mixer grinder to make the paste.
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