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Beans curry | How to make beans curry | Beans recipes

By swasthi , on January 22, 2021, 32 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Beans curry recipe – This beans recipe can be used to prepare any variety of beans like French beans, cluster beans, Chinese long beans, lima beans, averakai. Make sure you use tender beans and devein them well if needed. To make this beans curry, I have used long beans also called as borabati.

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They taste absolutely great and tasty than any other beans. If these are available in your local markets, do try them, you will love it. I have made it with no garlic, no onion, no green chili, no ginger, and no coconut, if you wish you can add any of them.

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But onion does not add any taste. It is not a very dry curry, it’s moist and goes well with chapati and rice too. This can be served with Sambar, South Indian rasam or this tomato rasam.

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Beans curry recipe | How to make beans curry | Beans recipes

Beans curry made with simple and basic ingredients to serve with rice or chapati.
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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Servings3
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 2 cups beans chopped (french beans or cluster beans or long beans)
  • 1 handful moong dal , pesara pappu
  • ½ tsp ginger , crushed . (optional)
  • 1/3 cup tomato or 1 large red and ripe tomato (chopped)
  • 1 sprig Coriander leaves , chopped
  • 1/8 tsp turmeric
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ to ¾ tsp red chili powder
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • ½ tsp cumin /jeera
  • 1 Pinch mustard seeds
  • Oil as needed
  • 1 Pinch hing
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Instructions

  • Wash and soak moong dal in enough water for at least 30 minutes. Make sure it is soaked thoroughly.
  • Add water to a pressure cooker, add chopped beans to a bowl without adding any water. Place this bowl in the pressure cooker and cook for 2 whistles.
  • Heat a pan with oil, add mustard, jeera and curry leaves, let them splutter, then add hing and ginger if using, saute.
  • Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Fry the tomatoes till they turn fully mushy. After that cook for another 2 mins.
  • Add the dal, beans, chili powder and salt as needed.
  • Mix well and fry for 2 to 3 mins. If there is any stock left after cooking beans, just pour it and increase the flame to evaporate that water.
  • Close the lid and cook for 2 to 3 mins till the beans turn tender and blend well with the tomato and chili powder. Also make sure dal is cooked fully.
  • Add coriander leaves, coconut if desired. beans curry is ready.
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Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Beans curry recipe | How to make beans curry | Beans recipes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 32
% Daily Value*
Sodium 13mg1%
Potassium 157mg4%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 315IU6%
Vitamin C 26.6mg32%
Calcium 13mg1%
Iron 1.1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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How to make beans curry with step by step photos

1. Wash moong dal and soak for about 30 minutes. Drain them off. Chop the beans and put them to a bowl. Place the bowl in a pressure cook, allow to cook for 2 whistles. No water is added to the beans bowl. Heat oil in a pan, saute mustard, cumin and curry leaves. Add hing and ginger or garlic if using. Add tomatoes, turmeric and salt.

soak moong dal to make beans curry

2. Cook until the tomatoes turn mushy. Add the drained moong dal, cooked beans and chili powder. You can also add garam masala or coriander powder. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes. If there is any stock from the pressure cooked beans, you can pour that to the curry and cook further until the water evaporates. Check if the dal is soft cooked otherwise cover and cook for sometime. Garnish with coriander leaves.

cooking tomatoes in pan to make beans curry

Serve beans curry with rice or chapati.

Indian style beans curry for rice chapathi
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  2. Deepika says

    January 3, 2021

    5 stars
    Wow…this turned out fab! Reminded me of what my mum used to make.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 5, 2021

      Thanks Deepika
      Glad to know!
      🙂

      Reply
  3. Winnie says

    July 12, 2020

    Tried this with french beans. It was so delicious. Adding moong dal was a nice variation.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 16, 2020

      Glad to know Winnie!

      Reply
  4. Danielle says

    June 11, 2018

    5 stars
    Very good, as is everything I’ve made from this site. I added fresh sweet corn and some mushrooms. Do not have pressure cooker, but beans cook easily by just sauteeing, so I just cooked in pan with corn and onions.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 12, 2018

      Hi Danielle
      Happy to know the food has turned out good. Yes beans get cooked fast in pan. Thanks again.

      Reply
  5. Madhu says

    July 11, 2017

    5 stars
    Place beans simply on a bowl or placed on a stand inside the pressure cooker

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    • swasthi says

      July 11, 2017

      yes this is what i have told in the recipe card

      Reply
  6. Uma says

    May 17, 2017

    5 stars
    Hi swathi very simple and tasty recipe ,I made this dish very tasty

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    • swasthi says

      May 24, 2017

      Thanks for trying uma

      Reply
  7. Ramya says

    April 13, 2017

    5 stars
    Very tasty recipe…

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      April 13, 2017

      Thanks Ramya

      Reply
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  9. Trupti Desai says

    March 6, 2017

    5 stars
    hi, can I use frozen green beans?

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    • swasthi says

      March 7, 2017

      Yes Trupti
      But I guess frozen beans are already blanched so dont need to pressure cook.
      Just add them to the tadka and cook

      Reply
  10. Rehma says

    June 27, 2016

    No water is added to the beans bowl – means should I pressure cook beans without water ?

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    • Rehma says

      June 27, 2016

      Beans bowl in cooker filled with water – u mean steam cook??

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      • swasthi says

        June 28, 2016

        No Rehma
        First add 2 cups water to cooker. Then add beans to a large bowl, no water in beans bowl. Cover and pressure cook on medium heat for 2 whistles. No steam cooking.

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        • Rehma says

          June 28, 2016

          Yes got it
          Thank u

          Reply
  11. Tiki pattnayak says

    August 11, 2015

    Your recipy was wonderful and very nice

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    • swasthi says

      August 12, 2015

      thanks

      Reply
  12. Sanoli Ghosh says

    March 18, 2013

    A healthy protein pack curry, delicious.<br />

    Reply
  13. Kaveri Venkatesh says

    March 18, 2013

    Nice variation to the regular curry with coconut

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  15. ShravsCookBookBlog says

    March 18, 2013

    looks yummy….

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  16. divya says

    March 18, 2013

    looks mouthwatering…just delicious!

    Reply
  17. Manjula Bharath says

    March 18, 2013

    proiyal looks delicious dear..

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  18. Sona S says

    March 18, 2013

    healthy and delicious poriyal.

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  19. Priti S says

    March 18, 2013

    yum …looks nice

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  21. Nabanita Das says

    March 18, 2013

    A Healthy Beans Curry… Nice Swasthi…

    Reply
  22. Wer SAHM says

    March 18, 2013

    poriyal looks simple n tasty…nice clicks

    Reply
  23. Kalpana Sareesh says

    March 18, 2013

    nice version.. hv not tried with moong..

    Reply
  24. Priya Suresh says

    March 18, 2013

    Even i love my veg poriyal with some dals, this poriyal looks simply awesome.

    Reply
  25. Rafeeda AR says

    March 18, 2013

    this is totally new to me… yummy beans…

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