French Beans Fry (Beans Curry)

French beans or green beans as it is called around the world, is a vegetable which is high in nutritional value. It is rich in carbohydrates, proteins & vitamin-c. It also has a high fiber content & so makes digestion easy. Green beans is cultivated all around the world. What i have given here is a very simple & easy way of cooking french beans. It is very tasty too.

Preparation Time: 10 mts Cooking Time: 10 mts Serves: 2

Ingredients:

French beans (green beans) - 250 gms

Refined oil - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Red chilies - 2 nos

Salt - to taste

Method:

Cut the beans in to small pieces. In a pan, heat the oil & fry the mustard seeds & the red chilies. Add the cut beans & salt. Mix it well. Sprinkle with little water. Close the pan with a lid & cook it in low flame. Stir it after 5 mts. Cook it till it becomes tender. Beans curry/ porial is ready.

Variations:

The recipe i have given is for the diet conscious. We can also add coconut scrapings to this & saute it. Alternately, mash the coconut scrapping with a couple of red chilies & add it to the beans fry & saute for a few minutes.

Tips:

1. Add a pinch of soda-bi-carb while cooking the beans. This will help the vegetable retain its green colour.
2. Frozen beans can also be used, but fresh beans are always better & tasty.

Taste it & enjoy.