A simple and tasty green bean dish with Indian flavours - a great side dish recipe from Reza Mahammad on This Morning
Ingredients
- 400 g14 oz French beans
- 2 -3tbsp vegetable/sunflower oil
- A generous pinch of asafoetida
- 2 sprigs of curry leaves
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- 1 medium sized onion, weighing approximately 200g, finely chopped
- 1 tsp crushed garlic
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped
- 1 lime, juiced
- Salt, to taste
- 1 -2tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander
Method: How to make French beans with sesame seeds
Top and tail the beans, string and cut into 2.5cm lengths if necessary, depending on the size and age of the beans. Blanch in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes. Drain, and immediately plunge the beans into cold water to prevent further cooking. When cold, drain well and pat dry with kitchen paper.
Pour 2 tablespoons of oil into a non-stick frying pan or wok and place on a high heat. As soon as it starts to smoke, add the asafoetida, mustard, cumin and fennel seeds as well as the curry leaves. As soon as they begin to pop and sputter add the onions, garlic and ginger.
Cook till the onions become soft and begin to brown at the edges. Now add the chopped chilli and stir-fry for a few seconds. Now add the beans and heat through, continuing to stir.
Finally add the salt, sugar, lime juice, toasted sesame seeds and the chopped coriander. Toss everything together and adjust seasoning if need be and serve immediately.
