Friday, August 5, 2011

Stir fry Beans




Beans-A common vegetable used by almost everybody in the world.Green beans  are delight for vegetarian lovers for their wholesome nutritional qualities.Fresh green beans are very low in calories and rich in dietary fibre and contain no saturated fat.These are very good source of vitamins, minerals, and plant derived micronutrientsI personally like its stir fry version as compared to curries.It goes well with plain rice and daal.




Ingredients :

Beans - 1/2 lb
Salt
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 small chopped
Dry red chillies- 2 broken
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Crushed garlic-2 big
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp


Method :

Wash and cut the beans into small pieces.

Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,red chillies.

Add onions and saute till translucent,add curry leaves.

Add the beans and fry on medium flame for 5 mins.

Add in the turmeric and salt.Mix well.



Add in the cumin powder,let it cook on slow flame until the beans are cooked but crunchy.

Add in the crushed garlic and red chilli powder and mix well.

Serve hot with rice and daal.



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