Lima Beans Fry

Lima beans are a good source of protein and provide all the eight essential amino acids required for maintaining a healthy life. It is estimated that a single cup of uncooked lima beans provides around 85% of the daily protein requirement. Lima beans are excellent sources of natural antioxidants called anthocyanins, reduce the occurrence of certain inflammatory, degenerative and cardiovascular diseases. So let us try Indian lima beans (chikkudu kaya) today.....................

Lima Beans Receipe

Preparation & Cooking: 30 min

serves: 4-5 persons

Cusine: Andhra

Ingredients

1/2 kilo Indian Lima beans/ Green beans (chikkudu kaya)

1 Onion, sliced

3-4 tsp dry coconut grated

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp split black gram dal/minapa pappu

15-18 curry leaves

1 tsp red chilli powder

1/4 tsp hing/asfateda

1 garlic clove, sliced

salt to taste

2-3 tbsp oil

1. Wash lima beans, dry them, chop tip and tail ends. Chop into 1/2″ pieces and cook it in water for 10 min until they turn tender.

2. Heat oil in a cooking vessel. Once the oil is hot, reduce heat to medium flame, add the black gram, mustard seeds, let them splutter, add the cumin seeds and let them brown. Add the curry leaves n garlic, stir them for a few seconds.
3.  Add the chopped onions and saute till transparent. Add the boiled lima bean and turmeric pwd and combine. Saute on medium high heat for 3-4 minutes. Now reduce to low flame, let it cook for 4-5 mts. Saute in between so that they don’t burn. Add the salt to your taste, chilli pwd and reduce flame and cook till the lima bean turns soft.
4. Don’t overcook the lima beans, they should retain that, slight crunchy texture. Add the rgrated dry coconut at this stage and combine well. Let it cook for another mt on medium high heat and turn off flame.

5. Serve hot with steamed rice.