Beans Vepudu - French beans stir fry
The past few days were like hot summer. It drizzled this morning with the temperature cooling down quite a bit. I was sitting by the bedroom window after Nehal left for school, sipping hot ginger flavored tea, watching the flowers sway to the drizzle and listening to Bhim Sen Joshi’s classical music. Beautiful and rejuvenating! I sat there not wanting to move for a good half hour doing nothing but watch the drizzle. But trust the telephone not to ring and its back to the daily grind. 
On the kitchen front, its all about french beans and not hot pakodas or roasted corn cob (those monsoon food cravings!) French beans in my kitchen are used for Chinese cooking or an occasional vegetable pulao or upma. Though I like to cook beans in combination with potatoes or carrots for added flavor, today I decided on a beans stir fry with roasted ground nut pwd.
French Beans Vepudu Recipe
Prep & Cooking: 25 mts
Serves 4 persons
Cuisine: Andhra
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1/4 kg french beans, stringed and chop into small pieces (par boil with salt and turmeric for 4-5 mts)
1 onion finely chopped
big pinch methi pwd (optional)
1 - 1 1/2 tbsps roasted groundnut pwd
salt to taste
1/2 tbsp oil
For seasoning/poppu/tadka:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp split gram dal
2-3 dry red chillis, de-seed and tear
10-12 curry leaves
1 Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add mustards seeds and let them pop. Add the cumin seeds and split gram dal and once they turn slightly red, add fresh curry leaves, dry chillis and chopped onions and saute on medium heat for 5 mts or till the onions turn transparent.
2 Add the methi pwd and combine.
3 Add the par-boiled broad beans and combine. Sprinkle a 1-2 tbsps of water and place lid. Simmer for about 8-10 mts.
4 Adjust salt and stir fry the beans without lid on high flame for 3 mts, add the ground nut pwd and combine well. Turn off heat and serve with rice.
By sailu • Sep 8th, 2008 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Stir Fries, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes
Can imagine the lovely taste of Groundnuts.Nice Recipe Sailu and cute post.
hey nice recipe, wonder how groundnut powder and beans tastes together? i can make it as a side dish to rice, na..i am bored of normal beans poriyal..will try this one soon
hey sailu..i make these often..luv the taste of ground nut in them …
The beans here have been so good lately that I’m making them 1-2 times a week. So thank you for a delicious and simple recipe for me to try!
nice recipe.
Sailu Garu,
This recipe is very nice. As usual pictures are excellent. By the way, we are also originally from Vizag. Here in US we do not get fresh veggies, so I really envy you
I fry them with coconut. Would like to try them with groundnut pwd.
i make it exact same way except for the methi powder and the groundnut powder. shud try that next time
Adding groundnut is a nice twist! Looks simple and delicious
Never tried groundnuts with beans…seems very innovative
Honestly speaking i dont like the french beans except in …as u stated…Chinese and pulav dishes.No matter how much i try,it never spices up as much as i wish .But this one sounds great so I must try !
Something of a new version of fry to me. I am going to try out soon. Looks gr8.
Groundnuts idea is good Sailu.I normally add grated coconut.Shall try your recipie.
I never added ground nut so far. very new to me.
Hi Sailu ,
I’m Punitha.
Fried ground nut powder gives nice aroma and insists we eat some more.
Tastes very good Sailu. Nice recipe.
Thank you.
Forgive me for my ignorance, but is Groundnut Powder peanut powder?
Thanks for the blog!
Yes, its peanut powder.