Green Beans Fry

Name: Green Beans Fry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ tsp mustard seeds; ½ tsp onion seeds (nigella seeds); ½ tsp onion seeds (nigella seeds); 1 tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 250 g/9 oz green beans, ends trimmed, cut into 2.5cm/1 in pieces; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of root ginger, crushed or grated; ¼ tsp asafoetida; 3 tbsp neutral oil; Salt, to taste; 1 green chilli, slit (optional); 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder (optional); 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp dried mango powder; ½ tsp garam masala

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

No Worries, Just Chicken Curries

By Suki Pantal

Published 2025

About

This is a super-easy side dish that can go with any chicken curry from this cookbook. Bursting with flavour, it’s packed with delicious spices and ginger. No onions and tomatoes in this darling! So, what are we waiting for? Let’s get cooking!

Ingredients

3 tbsp neutral oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp

Asia
India
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Heat the oil in a non-stick pan on a medium heat and, once hot, add the cumin seeds, onion/nigella seeds and mustard seeds and, once they sizzle, add the asafoetida and the ginger and fry for a minute.

Now, add the chopped green beans and fry for a couple of minutes. Turn the heat down to low, add the ground spices – the turmeric, Kashmiri red chilli powder (if using) and coriander – wi