By The Green Parent
01st July 2022
Serves 2
- 250g french beans (top and tailed but left whole)
- 12 new potatoes (aloo), medium-sized
- Juice of two lemons
- 2 x little gem lettuce
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 1/4 teaspoon amchur powder (dry mango powder)
- 3 tablespoons oil (any neutral tasting oil)
- Salt to taste
To serve:
- Crispy onions
- Zest of 2 lemons
- Bring a pan of salted water to boil, add your green beans and blanch them for a minute or two until tender. Refresh in an ice bath and get your potatoes to boil in the same water, no need to peel.
- In a thick bottomed pan add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the potatoes and sauté them for 3 to 4 minutes stirring often on low heat.
- Add the french beans and sauté both the veggies for 3 minutes on a low heat. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt as required, keep stirring to ensure the spices don’t stick. Add the dry mango and garam masala, mix well.
- To serve, chop lettuce and lay out on a platter pour over a spoonful of lemon juice, mix well. Spoon on potato and green beans and sprinkle with lemon zest and crispy onions.
