Green bean coconut milk curry is one of the top vegan dishes, Sri Lankan people make very often. People make this Sri Lankan Bonchi curry recipe in different ways. Today, I am going to show you the typical Jaffna style green bean coconut milk curry recipe.
This is one of the easiest and quickest vegan dishes you can make in your kitchen.
People make this green bean curry for lunch, but you have this for dinner as well.
Alright, let’s see how to make the best green bean coconut milk curry recipe at home.
My Favorite Combos
1. This Recipe + Rice + Fish Curry + Fish Sodhi + Fish Fry
2. This Recipe + Rice + Chicken Curry + Carrot Tomato Salad + Rasam
3. This Recipe + Pittu + Prawn Curry + Dhal Curry + Coconut Sambol
Green Bean Coconut Milk Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- Green Bean/Bonchi – 150g
- Onion – 50g
- Green chili – 2 or 3
- Turmeric powder – Less than ¼ teaspoon
- Water – 75ml
- Thick coconut milk – 100ml
- Curry leaves – Few
- Cooking oil – As you need
- Salt – As you need
Instructions
1. Take the green bean and wash it thoroughly. Cut them into 2-inch pieces as shown in the picture below.
2. Chop the onions and slice the green chilies. Also, get ready with curry leaves, turmeric powder, and salt.
3. Prepare 100ml of thick coconut milk. Also, get ready with 75ml of water.
4. Heat the oil in a cooking pan and add the onion. Sauté it until it gets translucent. Then add green chilies and curry leaves. Stir and cook for a minute.
5. Now add the sliced green bean, mix well, and cook covered under low flame for 2 or 3 minutes.
6. Take off the lid. Add turmeric powder, salt, and water. Mix everything well.
7. Cook covered under medium flame for 2 minutes.
8. Take the lid off and add thick coconut milk. Mix well.
9. Again cook covered under low flame for 2 minutes.
10. Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.
11. This is how to make the best green bean coconut milk curry recipe. Serve and enjoy this delicious Sri Lankan bonchi curry.
Notes
1. I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find grated coconut, use the coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
Printable Recipe Card
- Green Bean/Bonchi - 150g
- Onion - 50g
- Green chili - 2 or 3
- Turmeric powder - Less than ¼ teaspoon
- Water - 75ml
- Thick coconut milk - 100ml
- Curry leaves - Few
- Cooking oil - As you need
- Salt - As you need
- Take the green bean and wash it thoroughly. Cut them into 2-inch pieces.
- Chop the onions and slice the green chilies. Also, get ready with curry leaves, turmeric powder, and salt.
- Prepare 100ml of thick coconut milk. Also, get ready with 75ml of water.
- Heat the oil in a cooking pan and add the onion. Sauté it until it gets translucent. Then add green chilies and curry leaves. Stir and cook for a minute.
- Now add the sliced green bean, mix well, and cook covered under low flame for 2 or 3 minutes.
- Take off the lid. Add turmeric powder, salt, and water. Mix everything well.
- Cook covered under medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Take the lid off and add thick coconut milk. Mix well.
- Again cook covered under low flame for 2 minutes.
- Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.
- This is how to make the best green bean coconut milk curry recipe. Serve and enjoy this delicious Sri Lankan bonchi curry.
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This is how to make the simple green bean coconut milk curry recipe in Jaffna style. I hope you liked this easy vegan recipe. When you have all the ingredients give it a try, I am sure you will like it.
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Thusha says
Very healthy indeed. Don’t we need to use garlic here?
Rocy says
It’s not necessary, but you can add if you want.