Potatoes & Green Beans with Yoghurt

Name: Potatoes & Green Beans with Yoghurt
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 large baking potatoes; 2 green chillies, or to taste; 1 tsp fenugreek leaves; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp brown mustard seeds; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 2 tbsp shop-bought fried onions; 2 tsp garlic paste; 2 tsp ginger paste; 220 g (7¾ oz) frozen sliced green beans; 2 tbsp thick natural yoghurt; 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; Fine sea salt, to taste; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Handful of fresh dill (optional); Juice of ½ a lemon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

This recipe is a one pot delight. One of the things I want to change about Indian food is to normalize eating just one dish, rather than always creating a number of different dishes.

Ingredients

2 large baking potatoes
2 green chillies, or to taste
1 tsp fenugreek leaves

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Peel and dice the potatoes into 1cm (½ inch) cubes.
Slit the green chillies lengthways.
Soak the fenugreek leaves in 25ml (2 tbsp) hot kettle water in a small bowl or jug.
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, b