Green Beans and Peas
August 23rd, 2008 filed under Dry Vegetables, Subji (Vegetables), Vegan
Green beans and peas is healthy side dish with mild spices, which nicely compliments kadhi or any dal.
Recipe serves 4 to 6.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups or 16 oz frozen French cut green beans
- 2 cups or 6 oz frozen green peas
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Pinch asafetida (hing)
- 2 teaspoons cumin seed (jeera)
- 5 red chilies (lal mirch)
- 2 tablespoons washed urad dal
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
- 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice adjust to taste
Method
- Heat the oil in a saucepan on medium-high heat. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil. If the cumin seed cracks right away, the oil is ready.
- When the cumin seeds crack, add hing, red chilies and urad dal.
- Stir-fry for half a minute, stop if the urad dal changes color.
- Add green beans and peas, mix it well, and cover the pan. Turn down the heat to medium.
- Let it cook for five to six minutes until the peas and beans are lightly tender. Do stir once in between.
- Remove the cover and add the coriander powder, salt, and turmeric.
- Let beans and peas cook without cover to allow the water to evaporate, this way the beans don’t become mushy. Stir the beans occasionally. Beans and peas should be lightly moist.
- After turning of the heat add lemon juice.
Suggestions
- Urad dal can be replaced with washed moong or chana dal.
- Use as a filling to grilled sandwiches.
Hello Manjula Aunty,
I was bored with the bean + aloo combination so I tried this recipe today. It is great. I also tried your aloo gobhi and it was amazing. Thank you so much for putting these recipes.
aunty, are green beans what we call in india french beans? or do u mean papdi?
I tried this—did not have some of the ingredients and had less peas and beans(straight from the garden) after cooking I added it to pearl sized couscous…..it was well received…so good
hello Aunty,
My 3 years old son is a very fussy eater……doesn’t want to eat subji.Always he will say no sabji…first time he had roti and this sabji and was very happy to have it .Thanks a ton .plz plz add few more recipes like that with different veggies…
paromita
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Thank you for your great cooking……. I just love it…
mam ,
it was awesome to learn a lot from u and that too in a homely manner it seems my mother is teaching me to cook.Thanks for everything.
I have one request that why dont u post some items made from Broccoli
oh you’re Jain thats why you dont include onions and garlic in your recipes… thats why i was wondering how can someone cook Indian food WITHOUT onion and garlic?But you should mention on your website that if someone wants to try including onions or garlic they can.
Dear Manjulaji,
Learning cooking or rather improving my cooking with your help has been excellent .My mother was a great cook(She is no more now}And whatever I missed learning from her made up by watching your cooking videos.Thank you is not enough for your efforts .God bless you and your family for this manava seva.Regards ,Sudha
Namaste auntiji
I have a question….. what is french cut green beans. I know green beans but what is french cut? Please reply. Thanks
Mallika,
green beans are cut long ways, recipe will work any way you will cut the beans.