Recipe: How to make Flat Beans Curry

Kolkata-based food blogger Urmimala shares a traditional recipe of flat beans cooked in a tangy tamarind gravy. You can share yours too!

Sheem with dhonepata and tetul (Flat beans cooked in coriander and tamarind curry) is a traditional Bengali dish, says Urmimla.

It is tangy and spicy, and goes well with rice, she adds.

Here's the recipe:

Sheem with Dhone and Tetul

Ingredients

• 5 to 6 sheem (flat beans) cut into small square pieces
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 bunch of dhonepata (coriander leaves)
• 2 to 3 green chillies
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste
• 2 tsp vegetable oil

Method

• Soak the tamarind pods in warm water.
• When they become soft, separate the pulp using a sieve.
• Blend coriander leaves into a paste.
• Heat 2 tsp oil in a kadai. Stir fry the sheem pieces.
• Add green chillies.
• Add the coriander and tamarind paste. Add sugar and salt per your taste.
• Add some water if required and cover the kadai.
• Cook till sheem pieces become tender.
• The resulting curry should not be too dry.
• Serve hot with steam rice.

Photograph: Urmimala

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