Beans, popularly known as French beans or just by the name of ring beans is a key ingredient in South Indian cooking. It makes a good combo with other veggies such as carrot, peas, capsicum and potato and can be used in various dishes as gravies, pulav or snacks. But, have you tried this simple g bean stir fry? I am sure, many are not aware of this , do give a try. Bean stir fry is a healthy and easy alternative to quick cooking. It can be used as an accompaniment with chapati or rice. Beans palya makes a good accompaniment in South Indian cooking.
Beans Stir Fry / Beans Palya Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/2 kg beans
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon bengal gram
- 1 teaspoon urad dal
- 4 green chilly
- curry leaves a few
- coriander for garnishing
- fresh coconut
- 2 teaspoon oil
salt to taste - fresh coconut
- coriander leaves
Equipments : chopping board,knife, wok, spatula
Method:
- Remove the ends and the strings of the beans Chop them finely.
- Wash it in tap water and keep aside.
- Take a wok, add the oil and heat on a low flame. Add mustard seeds, as it crackles add the bengal gram and urad dal, leave it for a while, then add the green chilly ,turmeric powder, asafoetida and curry leaves.
- Add the chopped green beans along with salt and sprinkle a little water. Allow to cook till tender.
- Add grated coconut and fresh coriander leaves to it. Green bean stir fry is ready to serve.
Take a tip:
- Addition of coconut enhances the taste. During summer, keep it in the refrigerator.
- A few dry red chilly may be added in the seasoning instead of green chilli. Alternatively, you can add red chilli powder after the beans is tenderly cooked.
- You may use onion along with it. The traditional recipe does not use it.
- In one kind of recipe, coconut and chilli powder are ground and added.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Chop the beans finely . Wash it in cold water and keep aside.
- Take a wok, add the oil and heat on a low flame. Add mustard seeds, as it crackles add the bengal gram and urad dal, leave it for a while, then add the green chilly ,turmeric powder, asafoetida and curry leaves. Add the chopped green beans along with salt and sprinkle a little water.
- Allow to cook till tender. Add grated coconut and fresh coriander leaves to it. Green bean stir fry is ready to serve.
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Loved the green beans stir fry dear. It’s wholesome, flavoursome and so yummy.
Thankyou so much dear Piyali
Easy and simple palya..love it:)
Thankyou so much dear Piyali
Thankyou so much dear Shubha
This beans stir-fry looks so comfy and divine. Lovely share, Jayashree! 🙂
healthy and yummy stir fry dear!
Thankyou Kushi
Simple an dyum..looks perfect
Thankyou so much
Simple, comforting sabzi 🙂 Nice one
Thankyou Gauri
I have never tried french beans sabji south indian style, looks so interesting.
We forget everyday veggies! I make mine similarly without chana dal, but the flavours are the same.
Jayashree I had green beans at home and tried this stir fry and it turned out so delicious. We enjoyed it with some hot roti and dal. A change from the Gujarati style I usually make.Like how the chana and urad dals impart a slight nutty flavour.