Writing after a long long time....hope everyone is keeping well.
As winters set in here we have the delectable vegetable known as papdi or flat beans or sheem as we call it in Bengali.
So I decided to make a quick mustard based side dish.
For sheem chorchori you will need:
200 gms flat beans ( remove the side strings)
Bit of turmeric
Pinch of methi seeds
Salt to taste
Mustard paste 1 tbsp *
Tomato 1 cut in big chunks
Green chilli -2 slit
Red chilli powder 0.5 tsp
Sugar (optional) pinch
To make the mustard paste:
Soak 3 tbsp of yellow mustard in water with little salt and 2 -3 raw rice for 15 min.
After 15 min drain the water and make a fine paste of the mustard with 1 green chilli.
If it is too dry you can add few teaspoons of water.
Now to the main recipe:
Heat 2 tbsp of mustard oil and throw in the methi seeds. As the seeds turn reddish put the beans in the pan and fry it covered for two to three minutes.
Now add salt,turmeric,sugar and red chilli powder and fry for another 3 minutes.
After that add 1 tbsp of the mustard paste and slit 2 green chilli. Fry for another 2 min .At this point you can add 2 tsp of water if you want some moisture. I didn't add any water.
After 2 min add the tomatoes and cover and cook till tomatoes become mushy and leaves oil. And you are done.Serve with steam rice.
As winters set in here we have the delectable vegetable known as papdi or flat beans or sheem as we call it in Bengali.
So I decided to make a quick mustard based side dish.
For sheem chorchori you will need:
200 gms flat beans ( remove the side strings)
Bit of turmeric
Pinch of methi seeds
Salt to taste
Mustard paste 1 tbsp *
Tomato 1 cut in big chunks
Green chilli -2 slit
Red chilli powder 0.5 tsp
Sugar (optional) pinch
To make the mustard paste:
Soak 3 tbsp of yellow mustard in water with little salt and 2 -3 raw rice for 15 min.
After 15 min drain the water and make a fine paste of the mustard with 1 green chilli.
If it is too dry you can add few teaspoons of water.
Now to the main recipe:
Heat 2 tbsp of mustard oil and throw in the methi seeds. As the seeds turn reddish put the beans in the pan and fry it covered for two to three minutes.
Now add salt,turmeric,sugar and red chilli powder and fry for another 3 minutes.
After that add 1 tbsp of the mustard paste and slit 2 green chilli. Fry for another 2 min .At this point you can add 2 tsp of water if you want some moisture. I didn't add any water.
After 2 min add the tomatoes and cover and cook till tomatoes become mushy and leaves oil. And you are done.Serve with steam rice.
