Beans Palya

Beans palya recipe.

Palya means ‘vegetables sautéed with spices’ in Kannada, which is usually served as a side dish. Beans palya is a simple, quick dish where green beans are sauted with spices and finished off with coconut and lemon juice. This healthy dish is ready in less than 20 minutes and goes very well with roti, chapati, rice, and even tastes great just by itself. This is one of my favourite side dishes, I make it very often. Perfect combination with rice and saaru (rasam).

Palya usually comprises of a single vegetable that is cut into bite-sized pieces and is stir-fried in oil with a few whole spices. It is finished with freshly grated coconut, coriander leaves, and lemon juice. To make beans palya, I highly recommend buying tender beans. Make sure you string them before chopping.

To make beans palya, I first wash and string the beans. I prepare the tempering with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, and chana dal. I then add chopped beans and saute for a few minutes, making sure they still have some crunch. I then finish it wil coconut, coriander leaves and lemon juice.

This simple yet delicious dish is an easy way to include green beans in your diet. Green beans, which is one of the oldest cultivated vegetables, are a rich source of vitamins, folate, and fiber. This versatile vegetable is a healthy source of micronutrients too.

Try this simple healthy stir fry to complete your weekday meal. Or skip your regular salad and give this dish a go. I am sure you will love it!

Beans palya

Shilpa

Beans palya is a simple, quick dish where green beans are sauted with spices and finished off with coconut and lemon juice.

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Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian, Karnataka

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Ingredients

  

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• 250 grams beans
• 2 tsp oil
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp split black gram (urad dal)
• 1 tsp split Bengal gram (chana dal)
• A small pinch asafoetida (hing)
• 4-5 curry leaves
• 1 dry red chilli
• 1-2 green chilli chopped
• Salt to taste
• 2-3 tbsp coconut grated
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• A few coriander leaves for garnish

Instructions

 

• Wash and string the beans. Chop them into small pieces
• Heat oil in a fry pan or kadhai. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter
• Add cumin seeds, urad dal, chana dal, hing, dry red chilli, curry leaves and green chilli. Saute for a few seconds
• Add the chopped beans and salt. Add 3-4 tbsp water, cover and cook on a low flame until the beans are almost done, but still have some crunch
• Turn off the flame, add coconut, lemon juice, and coriander leaves. Mix well
• Serve hot with rice or roti

Notes

• You may use frozen beans if fresh beans are not available. Reduce the cooking time accordingly
• You may add a chopped carrot for extra taste

Nutrition Facts

Beans palya

Amount Per Serving

Calories 50 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 34mg1%

Potassium 82mg2%

Carbohydrates 6g2%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 11IU0%

Vitamin C 10mg12%

Calcium 7mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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