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Green Beans (French Beans) Recipe

Green Beans shallow fried with Gram flour .

Green beans is a common ingredient in almost all vegetarian dishes;
Today's recipe is a bit different from what we make normally,at home .Tried to make it  less oily,less spicy and so healthy. You can serve it with plain rice or bread.
Green Beans or French Beans are low in calories and packed with nutrients.
It is rich in dietary fiber, has excellent levels of Vitamin A.
Try to select tender beans .It contains healthy amounts of minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, and potassium, which are very essential for body metabolism.
This is a simple recipe, which can be made in 5 minutes.
Ingredients
1. Green Beans (French Beans) - Cut it into small pieces or longitudinally
2. Paprika (can also use red chili powder) - as needed
3. Salt - to taste
4. Gram flour or Chick pea flour (Besan) - 1 tbsp
5. Oil - 1 tbsp
Method of preparation
Steam the vegetable  after adding salt and sprinkling some water until it gets cooked.
Now Cool it and then mix in Paprika powder .Now coat this beans with flour and mix well.
Shallow fry in 1 tbsp oil. Make sure the flour has cooked well in oil.
Finally sprinkle some Chaat Masala if you prefer.
Tasty and healthy veg side dish is ready in 5 minutes.
A change from normal beans recipes.
Trust me it's so tasty ,even without any accompaniments.
HAPPY COOKING!!







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