Stir Fried Lima Beans | Sem Phali Ki Sabzi

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Stir Fried Lima beans | Sem Phali ki Sabzi

Lima beans or sem phali is usually served as a side dish, like other green beans these are rich in fiber and other nutrients. Lima beans are firm in texture hence proper cooking requires time, to overcome this step I have microwaved lima beans in this stir fry.
Ingredients required and detailed instructions for the recipe are as follows:
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves :4
Recipe Category: Side Dish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients for Stir Fried Lima Beans:

Lima beans: 250gms
Tomatoes-2(chopped)
Garlic – 15-20 pods
Green chillies- 4-5
Ginger-1”piece
Salt-to taste
Coriander powder-1 tablespoon
Garam masala powder- ¼ teaspoon
cumin seeds-1 teaspoon
oil-1 tablespoon
lemon-1

Method:

1. Clean lima beans by removing their side threads with knife and chop them .
li> Peel and crush garlic pods



Stir Fried Lima Beans

2. Wash lema beans, place them in a microsafe container, sprinkle some salt over them, micro high them for 4 minutes.
3. Heat oil in a pan add crushed garlic as it turns pinkish in color, add cumin seeds roast till they crackle, add tomatoes, lima beans along with salt and turmeric powder, cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame, stir once, at this stage you can cover the lid of pan.
4. Add green chillies, ginger and remaining spices, mix well cook for another 2 minutes,
   
   Just before serviing add lemon juice to it, Lima beans are ready to serve.

Notes:

If you are not microwaving beans, cooking time will be increased at this step you have to cook till they are soft.
You can also made lima beans with potatoes
If looking for other recipes rich in fiber, you can check crispy clusterbeans,  beans potato stir fry and green moog dal vada.

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