This potato and beans stir fry [popularly known as aloo beans, aloo=potato in Hindi] is super simple to make with minimal spices and ingredients. You know how I always say that I grew up eating vegan food without even realizing that it was vegan! The concept of Veganism has become hugely popular now but back then nobody knew about it in India and even then we ate Vegan food! Of course we had milk/yogurt in our diets so it wasn’t 100% vegan but our everyday meals of lentils, veggies and breads were all vegan.
Aloo beans tastes great with plain old roti. I made this a while back but didn’t get the opportunity to post this until now. I thought it is the right time to share this recipe, now that we all want to eat something simple and homemade.
Ingredients200 gram green beans chopped into small pieces
2 potatoes medium, sliced
1 onion finely chopped
1.5 tablespoons vegetable oil
¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
5 curry leaves
¼ teaspoon red chili powder
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
? teaspoon dried mango powder [amchur]
salt to taste
coriander leaves chopped, for garnishing
Method* In a pan heat 1.5 tablespoons of oil on medium heat.
* Once the oil is hot, add cumin and mustard seeds and let them crackle.
* Once the seeds crackle add the chopped onion and curry leaves. Saute till onion becomes translucent, around 2 minutes.
* Add red chili powder, turmeric powder and dried mango powder (amchur) and mix.
* Cook the spices with the onion for a minute or two.
* Add the sliced potatoes next and mix so that they are well coated with the onion and spice mixture.
* Cover the pan and let the potatoes cook on medium heat till slightly tender [but not completely cooked], around 2-3 minutes.
* Now add the chopped green beans, salt and mix.
* Cover and cook till beans are tender and done. The potatoes will also be completely cooked by now.
* Sprinkle garam masala powder and mix.
* Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve immediately with naan or roti.