Sunday, September 30, 2012

Beans and Potato Curry with Peanuts

Beans Potato Curry with Peanuts
Cut 1 lb potatoes into 1 cm size cubes and 1/1/2 lb fresh beans into 1 inch long pieces.

heat enough oil in a skillet to cover the bottom of the pan 1/2 canola and 1/2 sesame. Splutter mustard seeds and urad dal and 1 dry chilli. add the potatoes with 1/2 tsp turmeric and 1/2 ts sambar powder. and saute till just starting to brown. Microwave or steam the beans to hald cooked and add to potatoes and stir and sute to till the eband a cooked but firm.

At bottom of pan add 1 tsp sesame oil and add 2 tsp iddly or chutney powder. stir in with salt to taste and garnish with diced curry leave and shredded coconut or lime juice (optional)
Make this protein rich by adding 1/4 cup dry roaster peanuts immediately after spluttering spices and frying the peanuts in the oil for a minute before adding potatoes . Or add a cup of cooked chick peas or garbanzo beans tossed in lime juice at the end .