Friday, December 06, 2013

Green Beans Stir-Fry Recipe

Green beans stir fry recipe is made by stir frying green beans with garlic and little oil. In general, stir fried recipes cook up quickly and tastes more delicious when compared to poriyals yet healthy. This dish will appeal more to those who don't like the beans especially the kids.

Ingredients
  • Green beans - 1/2 kg, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • Chopped garlic - 2 tsp
  • Red Chillies - 1
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
  • White sugar - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt - To taste
  • Olive oil - 1 tsp
Method
  1. Add green beans to a bowl of boiling water and cook for 5 minutes.
  2. Drain & rinse with cold water to prevent from further cooking and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
  4. Once the mustard seeds start to splutter, add chopped garlic & red chillies and stir for a while.
  5. Now add the half cooked green beans, salt, pepper powder & white sugar and stir for 6-7 minutes in medium-high heat or until tender.
Tips
If the green beans get too dry while cooking, sprinkle some water.