Long Beans with Shrimp

Overview
Adding shrimp to long beans gives this dish a unique and distinctive flavor and texture. Any kind of long beans can be used. Here I have used black long beans which one of my friends gave me fresh from their vegetable garden. Small shrimps goes well with this dish but if you have large shrimps just chop them to bite size pieces.

Long Beans with Shrimp

Ingredients
Long beans cut into 2 inch pieces
Large about - 25
Onions - 1 medium thin sliced
Garlic - 6 - 8 cloves thin sliced
Curry leaves - 3 sprigs
Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Chilly powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Crush Red pepper flakes
Olive oil - 3 teaspoons
Salt to taste

Steps
1. De vein and clean the shrimp and cut into bite size pieces. Cook the shrimp with 1/4 teaspoon turmeric, powder, 1/4 cup water, chilly powder and salt and keep aside. Make sure all liquid is evaporated.

2. In another dish cook the long beans with 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and salt  and a little water. Cook till it is cooked.

3. Mix the shrimp with the cooked long beans and keep aside.

4. In another pan heat the oil. When it gets hot add the thin sliced onions and garlic. Saute till the onions are light brown. Add the crushed red pepper and saute few minutes. Add the curry leaves and fry for few minutes then add the cooked long beans and shrimp to this.

5. Saute till all the liquid is evaporated.

Serve hot with rice.