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Garlicky Fresh French Beans and Potato (French beans and Aaloo)

Servings: 3-4
Preparation time: 5 minutes.
Frying time: 8 minutes.
Cooking time: 8 minutes.
Total time: 21 minutes.

Some where I read that Japanese vegetables are rich in flavour and now I have my personal experience also. French beans are not exception.

I bought fresh French beans from the Hanamasa and just saute the French beans with garlic paste and other basic spices and the taste was superb. In my opinion beans and garlic is classic combination. It had been always my favorite; chapatti smeared with ghee or paratha along with big bowl of this recipe.

Ingredients:

Fresh French beans: 300 gm
Potato (Aaloo): 2 no. (75-100 gm.)
Garlic paste: 2 teaspoon
Mustard oil: 2-3 tablespoon
Mustard seed: ½ teaspoon
Chilli powder: 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder: ½ teaspoon
Coriander powder: 1 tablespoon
Salt: 1 teaspoon (as per taste)

Preparation:

Chop French beans into 1” pieces, Keep aside.
Chop potato, keep aside.

Method:

Take fry pan, heat oil, let oil start to smoke, add mustard seed, and sputter for few seconds; add chopped potatoes; stir fry for couple of minutes on medium flame, add beans stir fry on medium flame for couple of minutes.
Add garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt. Stir fry for couple of minutes, add 1 cup of water, stir and let it boil; reduce the flame, continue to cook with lid on till it is done about 7-8 minutes (check the consistency it should be semi-dry).
Put off the flame ‘Garlicky Fresh French Beans and Potato (French beans and Aaloo)’’ is ready to be served.
Transfer it into serving bowl. Serve with Chapatti, Paratha, Poori or Rice.