Easy and Delicious Beans Curry Recipe for the busy cooks

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Introduction: Beans Curry Recipe

Beans Curry is a healthy and easy recipe that can be made at home. This delicious and flavourful Indian bean curry is made with spices and herbs which help to boost your metabolism and immunity. Try this quick and easy recipe which can go well with rice, and chapati. For this recipe, I have used White lima beans, also called Double white beans or Butter beans.

Health Benefits of White Lima Beans or Double Beans:-

(i) There are a lot of health benefits when you add White beans to your diet.

(ii) This particular bean recipe is also Vegan and Gluten-free, thus making it a great option for those dietary restrictions.

(iii) They are a good source of Protein and fiber They also contain many minerals, vitamins, and micronutrients like folate, iron,  magnesium, sodium, etc.
 
(iv) Studies have shown that eating White beans can help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and cancer. 
 
(v) Beans are low in fat and calories which help in maintaining a balanced weight.
 
(vi) White beans are also a good source of antioxidants that help protect our body against free radicals. They also contain Phytochemicals that can promote good health.
(vii) As White beans are rich in fiber they help to improve digestion and also regulate blood sugar levels.
(viii) White beans may help protect against osteoporosis and promote weight loss.
 

Nutrition values of boiled and drained White Lima beans (per 1 cup):-

  • Fiber -9.2grams
  • Carbs -40.1grams
  • Fat -0.5grams
  • Protein -11.6grams
  • Calories -209 
  • Vitamin C – 17.2mg
  • Iron – 4.2 mg

They also include folate, magnesium, iron, vitamin B6, Sodium, etc. The following nutritional values are provided by  USDA.

 

Ingredients:-

1.White Lima Beans – 500gms

2.Edible Sesame Oil – 3 spoons

3.Onions – 2(medium size)

4.Tomatoes -2(medium size)

5.Green Chillies -2

6.Turmeric -1/8 tsp

7.Red Chilli Powder -1/2 to 3/4 tsp

8.Cumin Seeds/Zeera -1/2 tsp

9.Soya Chunks -50 gms

10.Fox nuts/Phool makhana/Lotus Seeds -50 gms

11.Salt – 1 to 1/2 spoon(as per your taste)

Step-by-Step Process to make Beans Curry Recipe:-

1)Take 500 grams of white lima beans. Soak these beans in water for 6 hours or overnight. This pre-soaking procedure helps to cook the lima beans faster. Take a strainer then drain all the water. Now add 1 glass of water to the bowl containing beans and cook it on a medium flame for 25 minutes. Now the beans become soft as shown. Keep these beans aside.

 

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A Cup of White Lima Beans 500gms
This image shows soaking white lima beans (500 grams) in water overnight in a bowl to make a healthy beans curry at home.
Soak White Lima Beans Overnight
This picture depicts the straining of water after soaking the white lima beans overnight in a bowl.
Strain all the Water
This picture shows the top view of softened white beans on a spoon after cooking for 25 minutes in the process of making beans curry
After Cooking the Beans for 25 min, the Lima beans become soft

2) Now take 3 medium onions, 2 tomatoes, and 2 green chilies. Cut them into small pieces and place them in 3 different bowls. Take a Pan and heat it. Now apply 2 to 3 spoons of edible sesame oil.

A beautiful illustration of finely chopped Tomatoes to prepare beans curry in a white bowl.
A Cup of Finely Chopped Tomato Pieces
This image shows a beautiful illustration of finely chopped Onions to prepare beans curry recipe in a white bowl.
A Cup of Finely Chopped Onion Pieces
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A Cup of Finely Chopped Green Chilli Pieces

3) When the oil gets heated add the finely chopped onions, green chilies, 20 grams of cashews and saute them. Keep the flame at sim level. After 2 minutes, the onions pieces would turn to lite pink color. 

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This image shows adding a spoon of oil into a pan to heat in the process of preparing beans curry.
Add 2 to 3 spoons of Edible Sesame Oil and Heat it
This picture shows adding finely Chopped Onions pieces to heated Sesame oil to prepare a healthy beans curry recipe at home.
Add finely Chopped Onions to heated Sesame oil
This image shows adding Chopped Green Chilli Pieces. into the pan to mix and cook together with finely chopped onion pieces.
Add Chopped Green Chilli Pieces
This image shows adding 2 Finely Chopped Tomato Pieces and Cashews to the mixture in the pan to prepare white lima beans curry recipe.
Add 2 Finely Chopped Tomato Pieces and Cashews to the Mixture

4) Add tomatoes, 50 gms of Soya chunks, and Phool makhana or Lotus seeds 50 grams to the mixture.

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Add 50 gms of Soya Chunks to the mixture
This image describes adding 50 gms of soy chunks to the butter bean curry gravy mixture for more nutrition.
Add 50 gms of Phool Makhana or Lotus Seeds to the mixture

5) After that, add 500 grams of Lima beans which are also called Butter beans. 

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Add 500 gms of White Lima Beans or Butter Beans to the mixture

6) Now add Turmeric – 1/8tsp, Red chilli powder -1/2 to 3/4 tsp, Salt 1 spoon(or as per your taste) to the recipe and mix all the ingredients well.

This image describes adding 1 tbsp of Turmeric Powder to the healthy beans curry recipe.
Add 1 tbsp of Turmeric Powder
This image shows adding 1 tbsp of Red Chilli Powder to the bean curry mixture in the curry pan.
Add 1 tbsp of Red Chilli Powder
This picture shows adding One to One and a half tbsp of Salt beans curry recipe or add Salt according to your Taste
Add One to One and half tbsp of Salt or Add Salt according to your Taste

7) Now add 1 glass of water to the mixture and close the lid and put the flame in sim level. Cook it for 10 to 15 minutes. In the meanwhile, spicy masala should be prepared.

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Add 1 Glass of Water to the Recipe
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Mix all the Ingredients Together
This image shows placing the Lid on and letting the beans curry cook for 15 minutes.
Place the Lid on and let it Cook for 15 minutes

Preparation of Masala Paste for Beans Curry:-

To prepare spicy masala paste we used a traditional stone masher called KALVAM which consists of a horizontal oval-shaped  Mortar where we place all the ingredients and a vertical Pestle stone to mash and grind the ingredients.

It is a perfect kitchen tool to prepare Masala paste. It is used for grinding many types of dry and wet herbs from ancient times.

The aroma and taste of the food are enhanced by using this Kalvam stone in the preparation of food.

Masala Ingredients:-

  1. One small piece of ginger
  2. Cloves – 5 to 6
  3. Garlic – 5
  4. Coriander – 2 tbsp
  5. Cumin/Zeera – 2 tbsp
  6. Elachi/ Cardamom – 4
  7. Poppy seeds – 1tbsp
This image shows a plate of Spicy Masala Ingredients like ginger, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, elaichi, jeera, garlic, and cloves to make a healthy bean curry. recipe at home.
Plate of Spicy Masala Ingredients

 Now place all the masala ingredients in the Kalvam’s oval-shaped horizontal mortar stone.

Then mash and rub all the ingredients together with the pestle.

Sprinkle water in between and grind all the ingredients well with the pestle until it becomes a soft lump of masala.

This picture depicts a Grinding Stone or Kalvam containing Masala Items of spicy beans curry recipe.
Grinding Stone or Kalvam Containing Masala Items
This image shows the Indian traditional way of mashing and rubbing the Masala ingredients together with a Pestle to make lima or butter beans curry at home.
Mash and Rub the Masala Ingredients together with Pestle
This picture shows Sprinkling some Water on the mashed Masala items and rubbing again to get a paste of masala lump, then add it to beans curry gravy.
Sprinkle little Water on the mashed Masala items
Grind the Ingredients to Paste with the Pestle
This picture shows a Lump of Spicy Masala Paste on the traditional Indian KALVAM or grinding stone that is now ready to add to the bean curry mixture.
A Lump of Spicy Masala Paste is now ready

Finally, add this lump of masala paste to the bean curry. Add nicely chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

Let it cook for 5 minutes until the curry becomes thick. Your Flavourful and Delicious mouth-watering White Lima bean or Butter beans curry is ready to serve.

This beans curry goes well with rice, chapatis, and pulkas.

This picture shows adding a lump of Masala paste in a glass bowl to the beans curry gravy.
Adding Masala Paste to the Beans Curry Gravy.
This image represents blending the Masala Paste with Beans Curry to make a healthy and spicy bean curry for food enthusiasts.
Blend this Masala Paste together with Beans Curry
This picture illustrates adding some Coriander leaves to the bean curry recipe to make it more flavourful.
Add Some Coriander Leaves to the Beans Recipe
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Mix this Coriander Leaves together with White Lima Beans Curry
This picture shows a green banana leaf structured leaf filled with a bowl of healthy and delicious mouth-watering White lima beans curry or butter beans curry that goes well with a plate filled with brown rice and is ready to eat.
Your Healthy and Delicious White Lima Beans Curry with Brown Rice is ready to Eat !

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