Tuesday 19 March 2013

Simba rai(Indian broad beans with mustard paste)

Its not a very pleasant looking beanSad smile but it packed with a lot of fibre and nutrients like most good looking vegetables don't have. Today’s recipe is beans cooked in mustard seed paste(besara), a very basic recipe in odia kitchen...Hope this recipe helps all you broad bean haters will definitely love this....so lets go to do the traditional odia simba rai.....

INGREDIENTS:

  • Simba(broad beans)-200 gm
  • Potato(aalu)-2 medium size.
  • Mixed masala (1-onion.8-garlic cloves,1-piece of ginger,1/4 tsp cumin seeds,1 tsp mustard seeds,4-red chili ).
  • Phutana(cumin seed+mustard seed+fenugreek seed)-1/2 tsp.
  • Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp.
  • Salt to taste.
  • Mustard oil-3-4 tsp.

PREPARATION:


  • Wash the beans &  potato,cut beans & potato into lengthwise pieces..Doh
  • Heat oil in a pan,add phutana,when it starts spluttering,add mixed masala,beans & potato,turmeric powder,salt stir it,then add 1/2 cup water.
  • Cover it with a lid & allow it to boil 5-10 min in low flame.
  • Open the lid,fry till water evaporated(add oil if required).
  • Serve hot with steamed rice/pakhala.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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