Butter Beans / Lima Beans Masala

Name: Butter Beans / Lima Beans Masala
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250 gm Butter beans; 1 Onions (medium sized); ¼ tsp Mustard seeds; ¼ tsp Split Black gram; 1 sprig Curry leaves; 1 tbsp Coconut (pieces); ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp cumin seed; 2 Green Chillies; Salt (to taste); 3 tsp Oil

Madraasi Deepa

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About Butter Beans / Lima Beans Masala

Lima Beans are also known as 'Butter Beans', because of their starchy and buttery texture, Butter beans have a delicate flavor that complements a wide variety of dishes.

Although fresh butter beans are often difficult to find, they are worth looking for in the summer and fall when they are in season.

Dried and canned beans are available all over the year. I have got it from my hometown and prepared a delicious side dish

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Served AsLunch

Recipe TasteSalty Savoury

Calories - 124 kcal

Servings - 4

Ingredients

▢ 250 gm Butter beans
▢ 1 Onions medium sized
▢ ¼ tsp Mustard seeds
▢ ¼ tsp Split Black gram
▢ 1 sprig Curry leaves
▢ 1 tbsp Coconut pieces
▢ ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
▢ 1 tsp cumin seed
▢ 2 Green Chillies
▢ Salt to taste
▢ 3 tsp Oil

Instructions

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Finely chop the onions.
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Grind the coconut, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, poppy seeds and green chilies all together to a fine paste by adding little water.
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Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard, split black gram and curry leaves. Wait till they crackle.
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Add in the onions and cook till they turn golden brown.
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Add in the butter beans/lima beans followed by salt and turmeric powder. Cook till the raw smell goes off.
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Add in the grounded coconut masala and cook till the raw smell goes off.
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Pour in a cup of water and allow it to boil.
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Now cover and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
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Remove the cover when the pressure is released. Cook in medium flame till it becomes dry.
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Transfer it to a bowl.
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Serve hot. Goes well a s side dish with vegetarian meals.

Recipe Notes

Also See:

Garlic String Beans
Mixed Green Beans - Raw Peanut Sundal
Pickled Green Beans
Crispy French Beans
Chicken With Long Green Beans
Kidney Beans Falafel
Braised Green Beans

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4 Comments

Nidhi Nayna

March 21, 2023 / 7:22 pm Log in to Reply

I’m loving this recipe already!
Akshit Dhiman

January 13, 2020 / 2:09 pm Log in to Reply

I’m excited to make this at home!
Abhay Raj

November 30, 2018 / 7:00 am Log in to Reply

Looks so flavorful! Thanks for posting.
Ankush Dhiman

June 12, 2016 / 12:05 pm Log in to Reply

This is awesome! Can’t wait to cook it.