kurma dasa's gujarati green beans

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I recently made a version of this dish -- Madhur Jaffrey's recipe for Green

Beans with Black Mustard Seeds from her Indian Cooking book. A simple dish with

seeds and garlic; a little sugar. The addition of coconut and hing looks good

too.

 

Brenda -- this uses asafoetida.

 

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Gujarati Green Bean and Coconut Salad

 

Recipe By :Kurma dasa: Great Vegetarian Dishes

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Veg Sides

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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13 ounces French stringless beans -- 3-inch lengths

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon black mustard seed

1/4 teaspoon yellow asafoetida powder

1 teaspoon fresh green chili -- seeded, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/4 cup roasted peanut powder

1/2 cup grated fresh coconut

 

1. Boil the French beans in lightly salted water until they are cooked but still

green and firm. Drain, rinse with cold water, drain again, and allow to cool in

a bowl.

 

2. Saute the mustard seeds in hot oil in a heavy pan over moderate heat until

the seeds crackle. Add the asafoetida [hing] and saute momentarily.

 

3. Add these spices to the beans; toss. Add green chili, slat, sugar, peanut

powder and grated fresh coconut to the bowls and toss. Serve at room

temperature.

 

TIPs - Dry roasted peanuts may be ground to a fine powder. Replace asafoetida

with a combination of ground dried garlic and onion (to taste). The black

mustard seeds will pop and dance; Use a splatter screen or lid when cooking

them. - patH

 

Start to Finish Time:

" 0:20 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 717 Calories; 60g Fat (70.2% calories

from fat); 16g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 18g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

1096mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 4 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2

Fruit; 11 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : With the addition of grated fresh coconut and peanut powder, French

beans are transformed into this elegant salad from Gujarat; a state on the west

coast of India, north of Bombay.

 

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