I'm not normally a fan of French beans, but I invariably pick up these beans because they look so green and fresh that I just cant walk away before buying atleast a quarter kilo of them. Recently, I tasted a curry made with these beans at one of my friends place and decided to make it a regular everyday curry at our home. There are certain recipes which bring out the flavor of the vegetable being cooked, taste as though its one of the most exotic foods ever.

Very easy, quick to prepare and not to mention delicious, this recipe involves the preparation of a paste with roasted peanuts, coriander seeds, cumin, cardamom and cinnamon which is combined with steamed beans and sauted onions. These beans in peanut sauce make for a wonderful curry with both rice and rotis. A delectable combination.

Beans in Peanut Sauce Recipe
Prep & Cooking: 30 mts
Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients:
1/4 kgs stringed and chopped french beans
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2-3 slit green chillis
2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 dried red chillis
1 tsp cumin seeds
1″ cinnamon (dalchini)
2 cardamoms (elaichi)
1/4 cup roasted peanuts
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil

 

1) Steam the chopped beans, dont make them too soft and mushy.
2) Dry roast cumin seeds (1/2 tsp), coriander seeds, cardamom and cinnamon for a minute. Don’t burn the spices. Cool and grind them along with roasted peanuts and enough water to make a thick paste.
3) Heat oil in a cooking vessel and add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and let them brown a bit, add the dry red chillis, curry leaves, crushed garlic and green chillis and toss them for a few seconds.
4)Add the chopped onions and saute them till transparent.
5)Add the steamed beans and salt and cook covered on medium heat for 4-5 mts.
6) Add the ground peanut paste and combine it well and cook covered for 2-3 mts. Turn off heat.
7) Serve with hot chapatis or white steamed rice.

Note:
Garlic is optional. You can use lima beans too.

Thanks to Shailaja