Goan French Beans Recipe – French Beans Foogath

Mom’s Goan French Beans Recipe!

This recipe also known as Foogath! I have been eating these vegetable since my childhood and love the way mom prepares them. Goan French Beans is simple, divine, easy, mildly spiced and healthy. Sometimes I feel I am blessed with mom as she is such a great cook I can’t even touch her level. Her culinary skills have come naturally to me and my sis.

Taste is in my blood. If there is anything not tasty Or delicious I just don’t eat them even if I make a non tasty food. That’s me cannot help it. For me food has to be hygienic, delicious and healthy. My pet is also just like me if food isn’t tasty she won’t eat them 😉

I am thinking what to make today so most probably for tea time snacks I am gonna make Fenugreek Leaves Fritters. It would be oily but healthy too will make for mom in law and dad in law. Also my mind is always thinking what should I cook tomorrow. I will decide once I go to market today. Today my milk got spoiled so I squeezed some citric acid and made cottage cheese.

Coming back to our Goan French Beans. Even bachelors can make them easily. It’s a super easy dish to make. You could make same recipe with Ivy Gourd (Tendli), cabbage.

Goan French Beans step by step recipe details follow:

Wash the french beans thoroughly under tap water. Chop the head and tail now slit them into a slant which will give a diamond shape.

Chop the rest of french beans in the same shape.

Take a pan Or vessel add coconut oil. Once oil is hot add green chilies and chopped onion. Saute for a minute. Also add asofoetida (hing).

Now add sugar.

Put chopped french beans and coriander leaves. Mix all nicely.

Cover with a lid add some water over the lid. Place heat on low mode. Cook for another 6 to 8 mins. Keep stirring in between.

Now add grated coconut and salt to it. Stir nicely. Cover with lid having some water over it. Cook for another 2 to 3 mins.

Switch off the gas and keep the vegetable covered. Serve hot with roti Or rice.

Goan French Beans detailed recipe and printable version:

Goan French Beans Recipe – French Beans Foogath

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

Author: Maria@flavorsofmumbai.com

Recipe type: side, vegan

RecipeCuisine: Indian, Goan

Serves: 3

recipeIngredient (used american measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml)

• 250 gms French Beans ( cut head and tail and slit into diamod shape)
• 1 green chili chopped finely
• 1 oion chopped into julienne Or finely
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 t/s asofoetida (hing)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• few chopped coriander leaves
• 3 tbsp fresh grated coconut

How to make the recipe?

1. Wash the french beans thoroughly under tap water. Chop the head and tail now slit them into a slant which will give a diamond shape.
2. Chop the rest of french beans in the same shape.
3. Take a pan Or vessel add coconut oil. Once oil is hot add green chilies and chopped onion. Saute for a minute. Also add asofoetida (hing).
4. Now add sugar.
5. Put chopped french beans and coriander leaves. Mix all nicely.
6. Cover with a lid add some water over the lid. Place heat on low mode. Cook for another 6 to 8 mins. Keep stirring in between.
7. Now add grated coconut and salt to it. Stir nicely. Cover with lid having some water over it. Cook for another 2 to 3 mins.
8. Switch off the gas and keep the vegetable covered. Serve hot with roti Or rice.

Notes

Ensure the heat is on low mode while making this recipe.

Please don't add water to the vegetable while cooking as the french bean cook with its own moisture.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 2 to 3 people

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