Andhra Style Green Beans & Potato Curry

Green Beans Potato curry is cooked Andhra style. This stir fry recipe is about ordinary ingredients with clean simple flavors. Easy, healthy and makes for a comforting side with sambar/dal and rice. It also goes well with rotis. It’s a great vegetarian/vegan Lunch Box Idea for Work,School (Indian).

While I have shared many recipes made by my mom/dad/MIL/aunt/KR, the recipe that I am sharing with you today is inspired by my house help back in India. She was a young woman who had a large family to feed. She worked in our house for more than 15 years. She would always find comfort in talking to my mom and sharing her day-to-day problems. Coming from a very low economic background, she always had trouble making ends meet. My parents would help her in many ways. She was the only earning member in the family but she insisted that her daughters get proper education and would strive hard to make that a reality. She hardly took care of herself. My mom would always ensure that she had lunch at our place and also pack some food for her kids. In return, she would help my mom with nearly all the house work that extended beyond her assigned responsibilities. 

After my mom passed away, she somehow took it upon herself to feed us food. She would make breakfast, lunch and dinner for us. She being a Maharashtrian, her style of cooking was different but good. Since it was everyday food, she would keep it simple yet flavorful. I only had to tell her to use less oil, the rest she got it right. I still miss her food today on days when I am in no mood to cook. I so wish, she was here to ease of my work load and just keep me company. KR teases me that I miss her more than him and also that she has spoilt me! This is one of her recipes. She would prepare this Andhra Style Green Beans & Potato Curry. She had learnt to make this curry from a lady whose house she worked at besides ours. I would take this in my lunchbox along with freshly prepared rotis by her. The pleasure and aroma of home cooked meal at office lunch is so satisfying and comforting. 

The recipe to prepare Andhra Style Green Beans & Potato Curry is effortless and simple. Chop green beans and potatoes. Heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot enough, temper mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once they splutter, add urad dal lentils. Fry them till they turn golden and then add curry leaves and asafoetida. Fry this for 30 seconds. Then add chopped onions and garlic powder to the pan. Saute till the onions turn translucent. Then add dry spices like turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander cumin powder and roasted methi powder. You can find the recipe to make roasted methi powder here. Fry the masala for 1 minute and then add the potato cubes along with salt. Cook the potatoes till they turn soft. Then add green beans. You can use fresh or frozen ones for this recipe. Continue to saute for 8-10 minutes, covered. Stir fry without lid on high flame for 2 more minutes. Turn off the flame and serve with rice or rotis.

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