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Green bean curry

Name: Green bean curry
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 tbsp vegetable oil; ½ tsp black mustard seeds; ½ tsp cumin seeds; 4 curry leaves; ½ tsp black onion seeds; ¼ tsp asafoetida; 4 ripe vine tomatoes chopped; ½ tsp turmeric; ½ tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp chilli powder; 350g green beans; cooked rice or dahl to serve

Anna Glover

Published: July 22, 2021 at 10:10 AM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 25 mins

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This is a perfect main or part of a spread, adapted from Laxmi Khurana’s An Indian Housewife’s Recipe Book. You can use frozen beans, but use fresh while they're at their best in the summer to add crunch

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Recipe writer Anna Glover says, "This recipe has been adapted from the Gujarati green bean curry in Laxmi Khurana’s An Indian Housewife’s Recipe Book, which I cook from often – it’s a fantastic cookbook featuring simple Indian family dishes. Laxmi’s recipe calls for defrosted frozen green beans, which is great when they’re out of season. But, while they’re at their best, I use fresh to add crunch – it’s a perfect main or part of a spread. I also add onion seeds and curry leaves for fragrance, and allium and mustard notes, along with the other spices. You can add a few tablespoons of freshly grated coconut with the green beans for an extra layer of flavour, if you like."

Read our guide on what are curry leaves and where to buy them for advice on sourcing this ingredient.

Ingredients

Nutrition

4 tbsp vegetable oil
½ tsp black mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
4 curry leaves
½ tsp black onion seeds
¼ tsp asafoetida
4 ripe vine tomatoes

chopped
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp chilli powder
350g green beans
cooked rice or dahl

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal153

low
fat11.9g
saturates0.9g
carbs6.2g
sugars5.1g
fibre4.9g
protein2.7g
salt0.1g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and, once hot, sizzle the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves for a few seconds until they start to pop. Add the asafoetida and tomatoes, and cook for 10 minutes until the tomatoes start to break down and the oil starts to rise around the sides of the pan.
step 2

Add the ground spices and cook for 1-2 minutes, then add the beans and 150ml of water. Season well and simmer, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until the beans are tender and the sauce has thickened. Season well before serving with rice or dahl.

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