Alu and Green Beans

Green beans is not your everyday vegetable. It's a typical punjabi sabzi that is made once in a while to give taste buds a little workout. It's not one of my favourites but I used to like it once in a while. I am not sure if other regions have some variation to the recipe.

Anks was the first one to guess, being a true punju. Green beans is called phalia in punjabi and someone can correct me but people eat the raw ones right from the farm as a part of snack in punjab. I am not sure if that's the same phalia as this one. Anyways, enjoy the recipe...

Alu and Green Beans

Dedication: To all the green bean lovers, wherever they maybe...

Serving: 3

Ingredients:

1. 300 gms green beans, with its tail cut off
2. 1 large potato, peeled
3. 1/4 tsb mustard seeds
4. 1/4 tsb cumin seeds
5. 2 tsb oil
6. 1 medium onion, finely chopped
7. 1 green chilli, finely chopped
8. 1/4 tsb turmeric
9. 1/4 tsb ground cumin
10. 1/2 tsb coriander
11. 1/4 tsb salt
12. 1/4 tsb ground pepper

Method:

1. Cut the green beans into slices
2. Cut the potato into cubes
3. Heat the mustard and cumin seeds in oil
4. When they start popping add the onion and chilli
5. Fry for a minute and then add the turmeric, ground cumin, coriander, salt, black pepper
6. Add green beans, potatoes and cook for 2 minutes
7. Add 2/3 cups of water
8. Cook over medium heat for 15 min or untill the potaoes are well done
9. Serve with rotis

Hint for next recipe: Are you nuts? Don't sugar coat everything I say.

Gossip of the week: Amisha Patel says, "Men are weaker species". Do you agree or you think she is nuts?