NAMASTE!

DR.AATHIRA THANKACHAN

Ayurveda Doctor
Let us invite you to cook with our chef Rajesh Sishupalan. Today we cook Green Beans Masala. According to Ayurveda, green beans are astringent in taste. They help build all the seven types of dhatus or body tissue, especially muscle tissue, which makes them especially important for individuals on a vegetarian diet.

 

Let us invite you to cook with our chef Rajesh Sishupalan. Today we cook Green Beans Masala. According to Ayurveda, green beans are astringent in taste. They help build all the seven types of dhatus or body tissue, especially muscle tissue, which makes them especially important for individuals on a vegetarian diet.

 

If you want to look young and evergreen, its green beans that should be on your plate. Vitamin A present in green beans helps in providing antioxidants, carotenoids and flavanoids, which prevent the sign of ageing. It also helps in improving the complexion of skin and prevents the occurrence of wrinkles. It makes your skin glow.

In Ayurvedic nutrition, green are often a part of almost every meal of the day. The protein in green beans is a very different protein from that which is found in meat products, cheese, eggs, and fish. Vegetarian protein from green beans requires some effort to digest and so is recommended to use spices that help digestion such as asafetida, cumin seeds, fresh ginger, and black pepper. Adding these spices will help to reduce any side effect such as bloating or gas that beans are often associated with.
INGREDIENCES FOR 1 PORTION
  • 1 big onion

  • middle size cup of green beans

  • ¼ tea spoon mustard seeds

  • ¼ tea spoon black pepper, crushed

  • salt to taste

  • 1 table spoon/15 ml oil

METHOD
  • Chop the onion into the small pieces. 
  • Trim and cut in half the long green beans. 
  • Heat the oil in a soucepan.
  • Add mustard seeds and fry them lightly.
  • Add onion and fry it until translucent and fragrant.
  • Add crushed black pepper and salt. 
  • Stir in all the spices, cook for a further minute.
  • Add cut gren beans, bring it to a simmer until beans are just tender and stir well. 
  • Serve it with your favourite rice or chappati.

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