Stir Fried French Beans With Potatoes / Aloo Beans

French Beans is cooked as a dry vegetable with potatoes or without potatoes in an Indian home. French beans are a great source of carbohydrates and dietary fibres. Here I am sharing this simple recipe with step by step pictures....

Ingredients:

French beans - 150 gms

Potato - 1

Cumin seeds - 1 tbs

Green Chillies - 1

Garlic - 3 cloves
Turmeric powder - 1teaspoon
Coriander powder - 2 teaspoon

Garam Masala - 1 teaspoon

Red chilly powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - 1 tbs

Mustard Oil - 5 tbs

Method:

Wash and chop french beans in slants or simple cut. Peel potatoes and cut in small pieces.

Chop garlic and green chillies.

Heat mustard oil in a pan or a kadhai. Well, in India we like to use mustard oil for dry veggies and for mutton dishes because of its strong flavor.

When fumes come out of oil, turn flame on low, add cumin seeds, green chillies and garlic. After 30 seconds add turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilly powder and after 10 seconds add chopped vegetables.



Toss veggies with the masala. Add salt now. mix again.



Cover the pan and let the veggies cook on medium low flame.

Keep tossing in between, usually after every 3 minutes. It takes approx 25 minutes to cook completely. You can check by pressing a potato piece.



If done add garam masala powder and mix. French Beans are ready.

Serve with Paratha, chapati, puri..Makes a good and healthy tiffin vegetable too.

Hope you liked it ...

Hyderabadi Dahi Bhindi / Shallow fried Okra in Curd

Hyderabadi Dahi Bhindi has a unique taste and gives a rich view. Its an easy dish and a nice variation to our normal stir fried bhindi / lady fingers / okra. Tried this first time and it came out really well. so here I am sharing the recipes with pics ...



Ingredients:

Shallow fried Okra - 1 bowl
Dry Red Chillies - 2-3 whole
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbs
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbs
Coriander powder - 1/2 tbs
Curd - 1 cup whiske
Salt to taste
Mustard oil - 3 tbs

Method:

Prepare Shallow fried bhindi as I have given the recipe earlier.



Now in a wok, heat mustard oil. Once hot add mustard seeds, dry red chillies and let them splutter.



Now add turmeric powder and coriander powder. Saute for 10 seconds. Add 1 cup whisked curd and mix.



Now add cooked okra/ bhindi and mix. For nice colour, you can add 1/4 tbs of kashmiri mirch in it. Let it cook for 5 minutes. Its ready to be served.

Serve it with chapati or parantha.
 

Hope you liked it !!!