French Beans & Moong Dal Stir Fry (French Beans with Split Green Gram)

  

          This is a simple homemade style french Beans stir fry cooked with split moong dal (green gram lentil). I added some sambar powder to give a South Indian flavor. It is best relished as a side dish with hot steamed rice, paratha or chapatti, curd rice, sambar rice or rasam rice. 

          French Beans and the split green gram lentil have a fair amount of fibre and protein. So it is a perfect side dish for the young and old alike. Made into a roll / Frankie, it can be a great lunch box meal too. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare this amazingly healthy stir fry dish.

• 400 gms. Beans, chopped
• 1/4 cup split moong dal, dry roasted
• 2 tbsp. oil
• 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1 whole dry chili, broken
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tsp. urad dal (split black gram)
• 1 tbsp. chana dal (Bengal gram)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tsp. garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp. ginger, finely chopped
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1 tsp. sambar powder
• 1 tbsp. lime juice
• 1 tsp. coriander leaves, chopped

          Boil the chopped French beans and the roasted moong dal in enough water till they are soft. Drain and keep aside. 

          Heat oil in a pan and temper with the red chili and mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter.

          Add asafoetida, urad dal and Chana dal. Sauté till the dals changes color. Add the onion, ginger, curry leaves and garlic. Sauté till light brown. 

          Add the boiled French beans-moong dal, salt, turmeric powder and sambar powder. Sauté for 2-3 minutes on low flame. 

          When done, add lime juice and coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice, curd rice, rasam rice, paratha, tandoori roti or chapatti. 

                        Heat oil & temper with red chili & mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter.

                   Add asafoetida, urad dal & Chana dal. Sauté till the dals changes color. 

                         Add the onion, ginger, curry leaves & garlic. Sauté till light brown. 

                       Add the boiled French beans-moong dal, salt, turmeric powder and 

                       sambar powder. Sauté for 2-3 minutes on low flame. 

           When done, add lime juice & coriander leaves.

                       Serve hot with steamed rice, curd rice, rasam rice, paratha, tandoori 

                       roti or chapatti.