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| 4. French Bean Vegetable |
| Ingredients |
Amount |
| French Beans (String and chopped) |
30-35 Pods (150 g) |
| Onions |
1 medium size (50 g) |
| Green Chili (Optional) |
1 |
| Garlic (Optional) |
3-4 pods (1 g) |
| Curry leaves |
2-3 leaves |
| Oil |
2 tsp (10 ml) |
| Mustard seeds |
½ tsp (2.5 g) |
| Salt |
As per doctor’s recommendation |
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| Method |
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String, wash and chop French beans finely. Boil French beans in water for 5 minutes and discard water. Keep boiled French bean aside. Peel, wash onions and chop finely. Remove steam and chop green Chili and garlic. Wash and pat dry curry leaves. |
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Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. When mustard seeds begin to crackle add chopped onions, garlic and green chili. Stir for a few minute. |
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Add chopped French beans and permitted amount of salt. Cook covered on a low heat for five to eight minutes or till beans are done but still little crunchy. |
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| Variation |
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Non diabetics can add diced boiled potatoes to prepare French bean potato vegetable. |
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You can prepare cabbage, red pumpkin, cauliflower, snack gourd, bottle gourd and ash gourd in same way. |
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| Serving- 3 portions |
| Nutritive Value |
| Serving |
Energy
(kcal) |
Protein
(g) |
CH0
(g) |
Fat
(g) |
Na
(mg) |
K
(mg) |
Phos
(mg) |
Iron
(mg) |
Ca
(mg) |
| 1 Portion |
86.74 |
2 |
6.98 |
5.5 |
3.2 |
90 |
46.3 |
0.8 |
53.7 |
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Suitable for renal failure patient’s with controlled serum K (potassium) levels. |
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Suitable for diabetic patient’s. |
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