Aloo beans
Aloo beans, from above
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Aloo beans

French beans and potatoes, cumin and a little amchur. The tiffin sabzi nobody complains about.

25 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Beans and potatoes2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBeans, potato and cumin.
The original
120kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
25minutessame

Aloo beans, home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Green beans300 g, chopped
Potato2 medium, cubed small
Tomato1 small, chopped
Ginger1.5 cm, grated
Green chilli1, chopped
Cumin seeds½ tsp
Asafoetidaa pinch
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp
Dry mango powder½ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp
Salt1 tsp

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Heat oil, add cumin, asafoetida, ginger and chilli.
  2. 2Add potatoes, turmeric and salt. Cover and cook on low 6 minutes.
  3. 3Add beans and a splash of water, cover and cook 6 to 8 minutes.
  4. 4Add tomato and powders, cook uncovered 3 minutes, then amchur.
Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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