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    Home » By Category » Curries & Fries » Stir Fries

    Published: May 15, 2008 · Modified: Sep 17, 2011 by usha

    Tomato Lima Beans Curry (Tamata ukkera)

    tomato ukkera, tomato lima beans curry, tomato curry

    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Preparation Time: 5 minutes
    Cooking Time: 25 minutes
    Serves: 2-3

    Ingredients:

    • Oil: 4 Tbsp
    • Curry Leaves: 5 (opt)
    • Fenugreek Powder: ¼ teaspoon (opt)
    • Onions: 1 medium (½ cup) chopped
    • Green Chiles: 4 small slit
    • Ginger Garlic paste: 2 tsp
    • Coriander powder: 2tsp
    • Cumin Powder: ½ tsp
    • Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
    • Chili powder: 1 ½ tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Lima Beans: ½ cup (frozen)
    • Tomatoes: 3 medium/ 1 lbs sliced
    • Green onions: 1 chopped (only the green part, white part can be add to ½ c onions) (opt)
    • Sesame seeds Powder: 1 ½ - 2 tablespoon (dry roast the seeds and make a powder)
    • Cilantro: chopped according to your liking

    Method:

    • In a pan heat oil, add curry leaves, fenugreek pwd, onions and sauté until onions are translucent.
    • Add green chillies, ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute.
    • Add coriander pwd, cumin pwd, turmeric and stir.
    • Add chillie pwd, salt lima beans and mix well.
    • Add tomatoes and stir well.
    • Cover the pan and cook on medium high heat for approx. 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    • When the tomatoes are cooked, remove the lid, add green onions, til pwd
    • Cook for another 10 minutes on medium heat stirring frequently.
    • Add cilantro, turn off the heat.
    • Serve with hot rice.

    Substitutions:

    • Egg eaters can substitute lima beans with 3 boiled eggs or use both lima beans and the eggs.
    • Lima beans can be substituted for frozen pigeon peas or green peas. I personally don't like frozen green peas that we get in the USA. I find it too sweet.

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