Indian spiced green beans

Indian spiced green beans

Green beans are the perfect foil for spices, as this recipe so stylishly shows

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 15 minutes
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Blanch the beans for 2 minutes in boiling water then rinse in cold water and drain. Heat the oil and cook the ginger and garlic for 2 minutes - don't let it burn.
  2. Turn up the heat a little, add the chilli and mustard seeds, then stir until the seeds start to pop. Add the beans and warm through.

80 kcalories, protein 2.1g, carbohydrate 3.5g, fat 6.5 g, saturated fat 1.1g, fibre 1.7g, salt 0 g

Recipe from olive magazine, June 2007.

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  • 21 November 2007

    jennspen rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 15 July 2008

    atrebatus commented on this recipe

    What a good idea . . . I'm always looking for a different side veg dish when I cook curry !

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 15 minutes
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 300g green beans
  • 2 tbsp groundnut oil
  • thumb-sized piece root ginger , sliced into long thin strips
  • 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
  • a pinch chilli flakes
  • 2 tsp black mustard seeds
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