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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.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips.
© Swasthi's Recipes
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
Total Time
35
minutes
Servings
3
Author
Swasthi
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
How to make the recipe
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.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories:
32
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
6
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Sodium:
13
mg
|
Potassium:
157
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
3
g
|
Vitamin A:
315
IU
|
Vitamin C:
26.6
mg
|
Calcium:
13
mg
|
Iron:
1.1
mg