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Sri Lankan-style green bean curry
Fruit and vegetables
1 tsp
fenugreek
seeds
20
curry leaves
, plus 8 fried
curry leaves
to serve
4 banana
shallots
, peeled and sliced
3 Thai green
chillies
6
garlic
cloves, crushed
500g/1lb 2oz
green beans
, trimmed
20g/¾oz
fresh coriander
, chopped
Tins, packets and jars
400ml tin
coconut milk
freshly steamed
basmati rice
, to serve
Cooking ingredients
2 tbsp
vegetable oil
1 tsp black
mustard seeds
1 tsp ground
turmeric
1 tsp
chilli powder
2 tsp Sri Lankan
curry powder
or madras
curry powder
1
cinnamon
stick
salt and freshly ground
black pepper
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