How to cook beans & carrot palya (sautéed dish)

Beans and carrot sautéed dish -indian style. Aka beans & carrot poriyal.

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Wash & cut the string beans into small roundels as shown above.

Wash & cut the string beans into small roundels as shown above.

Cut the carrots into small cubes. Put both the beans & carrot cubes into hot water and let cook for abt 10 mins.  This will soften the beans and carrots to cook faster when they are saut\u00e9ed later on.

Cut the carrots into small cubes. Put both the beans & carrot cubes into hot water and let cook for abt 10 mins. This will soften the beans and carrots to cook faster when they are sautéed later on.

Prep a tbsp of mustard seeds, couple of red chillies and a tsp of urad dhal (split black gram lentils)

Prep a tbsp of mustard seeds, couple of red chillies and a tsp of urad dhal (split black gram lentils)

Heat a tsp of oil in a flat bottomed pan and add the mustard seeds, chillies and urad dhal.  Fry till the mustard starts to splutter &the urad dhal turns a light brown.

Heat a tsp of oil in a flat bottomed pan and add the mustard seeds, chillies and urad dhal. Fry till the mustard starts to splutter &the urad dhal turns a light brown.

Add the beans and carrots to the mix.  Cover and cook for abt 15 mins until the mix is cooked.  Keep sprinkling a little water to cook the mix with steam.

Add the beans and carrots to the mix. Cover and cook for abt 15 mins until the mix is cooked. Keep sprinkling a little water to cook the mix with steam.

Serve with indian roti or rice.

  • 1/2kg String Beans
  • 2.0 Carrots
  • 1.0Tbsp Mustard seeds
  • 3.0 Red Chilli
  • 1.0tsp Vegetable oil
  • 1.0tsp Urad dhal (split black gram)