# Goan Inspired Butter Beans

Today, I will be making a butter bean curry with toasted coconut and spices.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Dry toast coriander powder, fennel powder, garam masala one by one in a pan until nutty, ensuring they don't burn.
2. Dry toast desiccated coconut in a pan until it turns lighter brown.
3. Add turmeric to the toasted spices and coconut; no need to toast the turmeric.
4. Fry chopped onions in olive oil until golden brown.
5. Grind 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.
6. In a pot, heat olive oil, crackle mustard seeds, and toss in curry leaves.
7. Add the onion-spice paste, chopped tomato, and green chilli.
8. Sauté until the tomatoes soften and the paste deepens in color.
9. Pour in the butter beans with their liquid.
10. Let everything simmer until it thickens and becomes glossy.
11. Season full-fat Greek yogurt with salt and roasted cumin.
12. Spoon yogurt onto a plate.
13. Top with warm spiced butter beans, pickled onions, fresh coriander, and pine nuts for crunch.
14. Serve with fresh flatbreads.

## Equipment

- pan
- cooking spoon
- sil-batta
- mixer grinder
- pot
- plate

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLakZ8MI5cY/?igsh=MXF2eDlvdTNiZG16Yw==
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- Extracted: 2025-08-31

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