Green Beans Poriyal Recipe With Peanuts & Sesame Recipe
Beans Poriyal Recipe With Peanuts & Sesame is a simple stir fry and a diabetic friendly recipe that is packed with flavors from peanuts and sesame seeds. Serve it with Rasam/ Sambar and brown rice for a lunch or dinner or even for a diabetic friendly meal.
Green Beans Poriyal With Peanuts & Sesame Recipe is a simple stir fry recipe with stir fried green beans/ haricot beans cooked with a spice mix of sesame seeds and peanuts. Green Beans provide a wealth of nutrients in addition to being a versatile and delicious element in many culinary preparations.
This Beans Poriyal Recipe is low in Sodium, and very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol so this vegetable is great for weight loss.
Did you know: Green beans are one of the few non-starchy vegetables that fit extremely well into a low carb diet and weight loss diet. Green beans are also rich in antioxidants and flavonoids which help protect against free radical damage, which occurs at a higher rate in diabetes. Flavonoids in green beans help reduce body fat and can prevent obesity.
Serve Green Beans Poriyal With Peanuts & Sesame Recipe with Thakkali Rasam Recipe and Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe for a wholesome Tamil Nadu style meal. This Poriyal is also an excellent recipe for an Indian diabetic lunch or dinner.
If you like this Green Beans Poriyal recipe, here are a few more Beans Poriyal Recipes for your vegetarian lunch:
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2 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups Green beans (French Beans) , chopped into 1 inch sizes
- Salt , as per taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Cooking oil
- 2 tablespoons Water
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1 Dry red chilli For the spice powder
- 1 teaspoon Sesame seeds (Til seeds)
- 2 tablespoons Raw Peanuts (Moongphali)
How to make Green Beans Poriyal Recipe With Peanuts & Sesame Recipe
To begin making Beans Poriyal With Peanuts & Sesame Recipe, in a pressure cooker, add the chopped beans, salt, 2 tablespoons water, mix well and cook for 1 whistle.
After the first whistle, release the pressure immediately by running it under cold water and keep aside.
Place a pan on medium flame and dry roast sesame seeds and peanuts separately until they turn aromatic. Cool completely and grind into a coarse powder in a mixer.
In the same pan, add one teaspoon oil on medium flame and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and dry red chilli. Once the mustard seeds crackle, add the cooked beans and saute for about a minute.
Add red chilli powder and the prepared sesame peanut spice mix and give a quick stir. Since the Beans Poriyal has already been cooked with salt, there is no need for extra salt. But if you prefer, add a little more.
Once done, turn off the heat.
Serve Green Beans Poriyal With Peanuts & Sesame Recipe with Thakkali Rasam Recipe and Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe for a wholesome Tamil Nadu style meal. This Poriyal is also an excellent recipe for an Indian diabetic lunch or dinner.
Anusha Mallajosyula
Born and brought up in Visakhapatnam. Living in Germany. I love street food especially pani puri and samosas. I love cooking for my hubby who is open to try new dishes and never insists for anything. I love watching recipes and try them at home.
