Fried Green Beans

 

Ingredients

• 500 Grams Green beans
• 1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour
• 1 Egg
• 3/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder ( you can use ground pepper instead of red chilli powder )
• 1/2 Teaspoon Nigella Seeds ( Kalonji) (optional)
• 1/4 Teaspoon dried thyme (optional)
• Salt as required
• Vegetable Oil for deep frying 

 

For Hung curd Dip

• 1/2 Cup Thick curd hung in cheese cloth for 30 min ( if you get sour cream, replace hung curd with sour cream)
• salt as required
• a big pinch of red chilli powder
• a pinch of cumin powder 

Directions 

1. Cut edges of green beans and chop each beans into finger length pieces

2. In a microwave safe bowl, add beans and enough water to cover the beans and salt

 

3. Microwave on high for 3 min. Remove the beans, cold shock in ice bath ( In a vessel take 1 Cup chilled water and add few ice cubes to water). This is done to avoid overcooking beans and to retain the green color. Drain them in a kitchen towel. Pat dry them. If you don't dry them well, they will splatter all over when you deep fry them in oil

4. In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients listed under dip

4.  In a bowl mix together AP flour, red chilli powder, garlic powder, nigella seeds, salt,dried thyme, baking powder, egg with 1/2 cup of water to form a batter

 

5. Dip beans in the batter 7 to 8 at a time and drop them in hot oil. Fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towel and serve hot with Hung curd dip