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This is a super simple, super delicious recipe for beans and carrots which taste great by themselves, so you don’t really need to mask their natural flavours with heavy spices. I just attempted to stir fry them in some basic seasoning and they turned out great! It’s a great accompaniment to chapathis or rice and it’s something you can make on a busy day. It’s not a dish you need to slave over as there is no grinding of masalas involved here.
These days I like to cook my veggies in their own steam if I am stir frying them. Earlier I would add tons of water to veggies made thel piao (oil & onion) style – the typical Mangalorean way of making veggies. But these days I like to experiment a bit and cook them differently. We have come back to our simple dinners of chapathi and a veggie and sometimes fish or chicken on the side. This way of cooking most veggies retains the nutrition (as we are not overcooking them) and you can be assured of a light, low calorie meal that day. I do hope you enjoy it!
Beans & Carrot Stir Fry
A super simple, super delicious recipe for stir fried beans and carrots, perfect as an accompaniment to rice or chapathis
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Ingredients
- 150-200 grams french beans or cluster beans I used a mix of both
- 1 medium sized carrot or 3-4 baby carrots
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
- 2-3 cloves of garlic crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
- a few drops of lime juice
- a pinch of sugar optional
- pinch of asafoetida hing
- oil for frying
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and cut the vegetables into small pieces (beans to be sliced into small pieces and carrots to be cut into tiny cubes). Keep the carrots separate as we need to cook them first.
- Heat oil in a pan and toss in the cumin. When they stop sizzling (take care not to burn them) add the crushed garlic and toss it for a few seconds. Next add the chopped onions
- Fry until the onions turn golden brown, then add the turmeric powder, hing and the chopped carrots and stir fry for a few minutes. Then add the bean mixture and salt to taste
- Reduce the heat and cover the pan, check in between and stir to avoid scorching. Sprinkle a few drops of water if required and the sugar if desired. Cook till the vegetables are tender.
- Sprinkle lime juice, give it a quick mix and remove from heat.
- Serve hot as an accompaniment to rice or chapathis.
Notes
Cluster beans is called as ‘mitgi sango’ in Konkani and ‘gavar’ in Hindi
Disclaimer
The nutritional values are only indicative.
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Shireen Sequeira you are a savior!
I am typical Mangalorean, born and bred. now living in the US. For many years I have had the desire to cook, but have not had the courage to venture into it for the fear of mistakes as there are pretty discerning audience in my household. Your website, easy recipes, have successfully taken me back to ‘Kodial’ and I am able muster strength to cook something special. I saw ‘cucumber mandas’ ……that has been my all time favorite and I am going to attempt making it. Is there a way to eliminate the carbs in it (kidding!!).
I am sure you have helped me and countless men (maybe some women too) to gain confidence in their cooking skills. Thank you for your effort and service to the Mangalorean community living in India as well as overseas. On a special note, I like your personal touch of referring to your husband being involved in the cooking process. That makes it real!
You have done a great job revamping your website. It is simple, yet elegant and easy to navigate. Good job and always keep on improving!
Hi Percy,
Thanks a million for this wonderful comment!!! I am so happy to hear that you have finally ventured into the world of cooking with the help of my blog. I am delighted to know that my recipes have turned into a time machine and transported you back to kodial!
I wish there was a zero-carb version of the mandas 🙂 I will share the recipe if I discover such a recipe!
My husband will be happy to be know that he and his culinary skills have been included in your thank you note 🙂 Thanks for the tremendous appreciation. It is readers like you who motivate me and make every effort taken to preserve our Mangalorean food culture alive, worth it!
Glad you like the new look of the website! Do stay tuned for more recipes.
Happy cooking!
Rgds,
Shireen