Shorshe Shim (Flat Beans in mustard)

Hi friends, this time I wanted to share a typical Bengali recipe made using mustard. In fact Bengalis love mustard and you can find it in various Bengali recipes. The following is a vegetarian recipe made from flat beans with of course mustard.

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time:15 mins

Serves: 3-4

Ingredients: 

• Flat beans- 300 g
• Onion seeds (kalonji/Kala jeera) - 1/2 teaspoon
• Tomato - 1
• Mustard seeds - 1 ½ teaspoon
• Poppy seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Green chilli - 2
• Turmeric powder- ½ teaspoon
• Sugar - ½ teaspoon
• Salt as per taste
• Coriander leaves - chopped
• Mustard oil - 1 tablespoon

Instructions:

• Cut head & tail of the flat beans and divide it into half.
• Slightly boil the flat beans and drain the water.
• Make a paste of mustard seed, poppy seed and 1 green chilli
• Take karai and add mustard oil & heat it.
• Add onion seeds and fry it with slitted green chillies.
• Add mustard and poppy seed paste and stir it.
• Add the tomato puree and fry it till oil separates.
• Add the boiled flat beans and mix well.
• Add little water and close the lid in low flame for 5mins.
• Add sugar and higher the flame.
• Add coriander leaves.
• Add salt as per taste.
• Spread little mustard oil and cover the lid and switch off.

Hope all will love this spicy bean recipie! Please leave your comments in the feedback section.