Butter Beans Curry | Lima Beans curry
Butter Beans Curry also known as the lima bean is a South Indian curry made with double beans or butter beans. A butter bean curry is more than just a side dish, it is filling and satisfying.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter Beans
- 1 tbsp Cashew Nuts
- 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Seeds
- Salt to Taste
- 1/2 cup Curd
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 Green Chilli
- 5 Curry Leaves
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tomato
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves
Instructions
- Soak butter beans for at least 3 to 4 hours.
- Soak cashew nuts, poppy seeds for 1 hour.
- Finely chop onions and tomatoes.
- Slit green chillis.
- In a blender jar add cashew nuts and poppy seeds along with pepper seeds.
- Blend to make smooth paste.
- We can add a spoonful of onion also.
- Keep this paste aside.
- In a thick bottom pan heat oil.
- Add cumin seeds, once they start spluttering add chopped onions and fry them well.
- Add slit chillis and curry leaves. Saute them once.
- Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the rawness goes off.
- Add chopped tomatoes and fry till they turn soft and mushy.
- Add curd and mix it well.
- Add soaked butter beans, salt, turmeric powder.
- While adding all other masalas, chilli powder, garam masala, and coriander powder sauté them well.
- Add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 4 to 6 whistles.
- Once the pressure cools completely, open the lid and allow the curry to cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- This would make the curry thicken.
- Serve butter beans curry with roti or rice.