Chawli Palle Upkari / Long Bean Leaves Stir Fry (Konkani Recipe)

Chawli Palle Upkari or Chavali Palle Upkari or Alsande Palle Upkari is a Konkani style long bean leaves stir fry made with most tender green leaves of home grown yard long bean plant, cooked with grated coconut and spices, goes well as a healthy side dish with rice.Long beans leaves are rich in iron, calcium, vitamin A, B2 and C.Chawli Palle Upkari recipe is explained with step by step method and photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Chawli Palle Upkari / Alsande Palle Upkari / Long Bean Leaves Stir Fry

Ingredients:-

Long bean leaves chopped.  - 2 cup
Red chilly powder.                -1tsp
Hing powder.                         - 1/2 tsp

Grated coconut.                      -1/4 cup
Mustard seeds.                       -3/4 tsp
Coconut oil.                           -1tsp
Salt.                                        -to taste

Instructions:-

1). Take the most tender dark green leaves without black spots from the stem of  yard long bean plant.

2). Remove the stems attached to the leaves and wash the leaves in water.

3). Drain and finely chop the washed leaves and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat Coconut oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds and saute well.

2). Lower the flame and add red chilly powder into the pan.

3). Immediately add the finely chopped long bean leaves into the pan.

4). Add required salt into the pan and mix well.

5). Add hing powder and mix with the chopped long bean leaves.

6). Add 1/4 cup of water into the pan. Boil and cook the leaves on low flame.

7). Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the leaves are cooked well.

8). Saute the leaves in between till the water evaporates.

9). Add grated coconut into the pan and mix with the cooked leaves. Switch off the flame.

10). Transfer the long bean leaves stir fry to a serving plate.

A very tasty, healthy and delicious Chawli Palle Upkari /Long Bean Leaves Stir Fry is ready to serve hot as a side dish with rice.