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Adam Liaw's green bean curry

Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw

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Green bean curry.
Green bean curry.William Meppem

This classic of Sri Lankan cuisine is a fantastic dish that can be made in minutes as an ever-faithful component of curry rice.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

  • ½ tsp black mustard seeds

  • 1 cinnamon stick

  • 1 tsp ground turmeric

  • 1 tsp ground cumin

  • 15-20 fresh curry leaves

  • 4 large green chillies, sliced

  • 400g green beans, tails removed and cut into 2cm pieces

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 125ml coconut cream

  • lime wedges, to serve

  • ½ cup roughly chopped coriander leaves and stems

Method

  1. 1. Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat and add the oil, mustard seeds and cinnamon stick. Fry for about a minute until the mustard seeds are popping, then add the turmeric, cumin and curry leaves. 

    2.Stir well and cook for about a minute, then add the green chillies, stir and cook for a further minute. 

    3. Add the green beans and salt and fry for about a minute, then add the coconut cream and about ½ cup of water. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes until the beans are tender. Squeeze in some lime juice to taste and serve scattered with coriander. 

    Also try: Adam Liaw's Sri Lankan chicken curry

    Adam's tip You can serve these curries with rice or buy frozen roti from South Asian grocers. I often order extra breads when buying Indian or Sri Lankan takeaway and freeze them to have with homemade meals.

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Adam LiawAdam Liaw is a cookbook author and food writer, co-host of Good Food Kitchen and former MasterChef winner.

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