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Showing posts with label Beans. Show all posts

Cabbage Beans Stirfry



Ingredients
Cabbage- 2 cups chopped
Green Beans- 1 cup
Onion- 1 small chopped
Green chili- 2 chopped
Idly podi- 1 tbsp
Coconut- 2 tbsp shredded
Salt- as needed

For seasoning
Oil- 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Split urad dhal- 1tbsp
Curry leaves- few
Asafoetida- a pinch

Method

  1. Slit the beans in the middle and cut into pieces.
  2. In a pan heat oil and do the seasoning. Add onions, green chili and saute till soft.
  3. Add cabbage, green beans and salt and cook for 7-8 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
  4. Sprinkle coconut and ildly podi. 
  5. Mix well and serve with rice.



Edamame Salad



Ingredients
Edamame- 2 cups shelled
Onion- 1 small chopped
Red pepper- 1/2 cup
Garlic- 1 clove crushed
Ginger- 1tsp shredded
Soy sauce- 1 tsp
Rice Vinegar- 1/2tsp
Salt and pepper- as needed

Method

  1. In a pan, heat oil and add onion and red pepper. Saute till soft. Add ginger and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
  2. Add soy sauce and vinegar to the pan  and mix well. Cover with a lid and cook till edamame is soft.
  3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve warm.

Sugar snap peas




Ingredients
Sugar snap peas- 2 cups
Soy sauce- 1tbsp
Rice vinegar- 1 tsp
Red chili flakes- 1tsp
Toasted sesame oil- 1tsp
Salt and pepper as needed
Sesame seed- 1tsp to garnish


Method

  1. In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients except sugar snap peas and sesame seed.
  2. In a non stick pan, add 1tsp of cooking oil and heat in a high flame.
  3. Add the sugar snap peas and saute for 3 minutes. Add the sauce mixture and mix well.
  4. Cook for another 3 minutes and remove from heat.
  5. The sugar snap peas must not be cooked through, it should be still crunchy.
  6. Can be served as a side for Asian burgers.

Beans n Eggs




Ingredients
Broad beans- 1 cup chopped ( french beans can also be used)
Eggs -3
Onion- 1 small chopped
Turmeric powder- 1/4tsp
Salt- as needed
Chili powder- 1tsp
Pepper- 1tsp(freshly ground)

Method

  1. In a non stick pan, heat oil and saute the onions until soft.
  2. Add the broad beans, salt and the powders. Sprinkle with water and cover the pan with a lid. 
  3. When the beans are cooked and all the water is evaporated, break the eggs and pour over the vegetable.
  4. Keep stirring until the eggs are cooked. Check for salt and add if necessary.
  5. Serve hot with rotis. Can be used as a stuffing for sandwiches.


Green beans- peanut stirfry



Ingredients
Green beans- 2 cups chopped
Onion- 1/2 cup chopped finely
Salt- to taste

To grind
Peanuts- 1/4 cup 
Dried red chilli- 3
Garlic- 2 cloves
Dry roast all the ingredients and grind coarsely.

For tempering
Oil- 2 tbsp
Mustard- 1/4 tsp
Urad dhal- 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves- few

Method
In a pan, heat oil and splutter the tempering ingredients.
Add the onions and saute till soft.
Add the beans and sprinkle with salt and water. 
Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the beans are soft (approximately for 12- 15 minutes).
Add the ground mixture and mix well.

Serve hot with rice or chapatis.

Beans- Lentils stir fry

Beans stir fry


Ingredients 
Beans -2 cups (cut into small pcs)
Onion- 1
Green chili- 4 slit lengthwise
Curry leaves-few
Gram dhal - 1/4 cup 
Toor dhal - 1/4 tsp
Red chili - 2 
Coconut grated-2tbsp
Salt - 1//2 tsp +1/4 tsp


For tempering
Mustard -  1/4 tsp
Split urad dhal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few


Method

  1. Soak the dhal for 30 minutes and grind it coarsely with red chili and 1/4 tsp  of salt.
  2. Steam cook the ground dhal mixture for 10 minutes in a pressure cooker or shallow fry  the mixture in a non stick pan till it becomes crumbly.
  3. In a pan splutter mustard and urad dhal. Add onion, g.chilli , curry leaves and fry well. 
  4. Add beans, salt and sprinkle with water. Cook till beans are soft approximately 7-8 minutes.
  5. Add the cooked dhal mixture with beans and mix well.
  6. Sprinkle with grated coconut and serve.