Beans curry (Sri Lankan type)

I don’t think that beans are a strange food for you. Beans curry is very well going with rice and also if you can get the right taste you can eat beans curry directly. Anyway, first let’s take a look about this vegetable, but if you not interested in details about beans, you are perfectly welcome to directly scroll down and read the recipe.

                  Bean has long history and it is one of the longest cultivated vegetables. It has a history around 6000 years. According to most sources’ beans originated in Afghanistan and Himalayan foothills. Then it is widely spread across the globe including Egypt and Thailand. Most bean consumption countries are as follows. Myanmar, India, Brazil, Mexico, United States.

                January 6^th is the national bean day. (It is the same day that geneticist, Gregor Mendel died. He used bean plants to test his theories on inheritance.)

In Nicaragua, newly married couples are given a bowl of beans as a sign of good future.

World’s largest bean pods are able to grow around 5 feet long.

In 1980 in New Mexico, a clay pot which containing 1500 years old beans was found and they grew.

Beans are using to make muffins, drinks, cakes, toys and many more things.

NUTRITIONAL FACTS           

Beans are wonderful sources of protein, iron, complex carbohydrates. Therefore, it is very famous among vegetarians.

HEALTH BENEFITS

Beans have a potential of reducing heart diseases. And also they can help reduce blood sugar.

INGRIEDIENTS

*450g of washed beans

*olive oil 2 teaspoons

*sliced 4 white onions

*salt and black pepper (as you wish)

DIRECTIONS

*Firstly, boil the beans in the water vapor (using pressure cooker or rice cooker). If you want you can boil beans in the water, but I do not recommend that.

*Boil for 4-5 minutes. Don’t let it over boiled. It will be caused to harm the nutrient properties of beans.

*Now take out the beans and let it be dried for a while.

*Then put the olive oil into a pan and heat it.

*Now put the white onion into this pan let it be fried until it gets golden color.

*After that add beans, salt and black pepper into that pan mix all of them well. It is recommended to cook for 3-4 minutes. Don’t let it be over cooked and don’t let it be changed the delicious color of the beans.

*Now the dish of beans is ready to be served. Enjoy it.

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