Masala Baby Broad Beans

Name: Masala Baby Broad Beans
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 ripe tomatoes; 2 green chillies, or to taste; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp fenugreek seeds; ½ tsp ajwain seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) frozen broad beans; Fine sea salt, to taste; Large handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Large handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); 1 tsp mango powder

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

My mother loved our garden so much that we often used to tease her, saying that she gave her home-grown vegetables more attention than she did us. She was often found talking to our broad beans.

Ingredients

2 ripe tomatoes
2 green chillies, or to taste
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Chop the tomatoes.
Slit the green chillies lengthways.
Place a wok on a high heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 200ml (7fl oz/¾ cup plus 2 tbsp) hot kettle water, oil, fenugreek seeds, ajwain seeds, cumin seeds, ginger paste, garlic paste, tomatoes, green chillies, tomato paste, turmeric, chilli