Green beans and potatoes are great together in this Indian stir fry dish. Super healthy and low fat, saute with just three spices and cook the veggies until tender. The result is a delicious veggi stir fry that goes well with a warm bowl of daal and rice.

The Inspiration

This stir fry dish is a recipe that my cousin Uma shared recently. I had it at a lovely dinner she had prepared for our Indian fall festival called Navratri. The dish was one among many vegetarian dishes on the menu. This one was delicately spiced making it a simple veggie dish.

About the recipe

All you do is cut green beans and boil al dente. In the meantime cook the potatoes until tender. Combine the beans with the potatoes. Then season with toasted mustard seeds, asafetida (hing) , turmeric and chili powder. That’s it. You get a delicious stir fry in minutes. Sometimes Uma sprinkles chickpea flour at the end for extra flavor. Add in garlic for extra flavor or leave it out, either way this is one delicious stir fry.

Here is the recipe for a simple, flavorful green beans and potato stir fry.

Green Beans and Potato Stir Fry
recipe contributed by Uma

Ingredients:

2-3 cups cut green beans
3-4 yukon gold potatoes cut similar to the green beans
3 cloves garlic minced (optional)
Curry leaves if you have (optional)
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp asafetida powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
Red chili powder as much as you want or green chilies – 1 or 2 (optional)
Cilantro for garnish
Salt
Olive oil

Directions:

Cook the beans until tender but not mushy – I used the instapot and cooked for 7 minutes with 1 cup water and a pinch of salt. In the meantime, cook the potatoes on the stovetop with a little water for the same 7 minutes with a pinch of salt. Both should be tender but not too soft. Drain any excess water and set the veggies aside.

In a saute pan warm 1 tbsp oil. Add the mustard seeds and let them pop. Then add the garlic, green chili and curry leaves. Add the asafetida powder and turmeric and stir in the oil for 1 second and right away add the green beans and potatoes. You don’t want to burn the asafetida and turmeric!

Add salt to taste and cook everything together for 2-3 minutes. Green beans and potato stir fry is ready.

Garnish with cilantro and serve warm with daal, quinoa or rice or as a side with chicken or fish.