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French Beans in Peanut Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1/4 kgs stringed and chopped french beans
  • 2 medium onions, finely chopped
  • 2-3 slit green chillis
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 2 dried red chillis
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1″ cinnamon (dalchini)
  • 2 cardamoms (elaichi)
  • 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp oil
Procedure
  1. Steam the chopped beans, dont make them too soft and mushy.
  2. Dry roast cumin seeds (1/2 tsp), coriander seeds, cardamom and cinnamon for a minute. Don’t burn the spices. Cool and grind them along with roasted peanuts and enough water to make a thick paste.
  3. Heat oil in a cooking vessel and add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and let them brown a bit, add the dry red chillis, curry leaves, crushed garlic and green chillis and toss them for a few seconds.
  4. Add the chopped onions and saute them till transparent.
  5. Add the steamed beans and salt and cook covered on medium heat for 4-5 mts.
  6. Add the ground peanut paste and combine it well and cook covered for 2-3 mts. Turn off heat.
  7. Serve with hot chapatis or white steamed rice.