Payar (long beans) Upperi / Poriyal

Long Beans or Payar is very popular vegetable in Kerala. The poriyal or upperi is a very tasty side dish for rice.


What you need for payar upperi:

• Payar-1/2 kg chopped into small pieces
• Onion-1 chopped fine
• Green chilli-2 slit
• Curry leaves-few
• Mustard seed-1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

The preparation method:

• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.Add onion,green chilli,curry leaves and salt
• Saute till the onions turn slightly golden brown.
• Add payar or long beans in to it.Sprinkle little water and allow them to cook
• Switch off the gas when the payar is well done
• Tasty payar poriyal or upperi is ready to be served with rice esp curd rice.