Inspired by: Haricots verts amandine
- All year
Green Beans Amandine
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- ≈120 g
- Time
- 20 min
- Texture
- Tender
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Pitta–Kapha
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French beans | fine green beans | 400 g | 2000 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 1 tbsp | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Almonds | ⅓ cup, flaked | 40 g | 200 g | |
| Lemon juice | 2 tsp | 10 ml | 50 ml | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ½ tsp | 3 g | 15 g | |
| Black pepper | pinch | 0.3 g | 1.5 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Steam beans 6–8 minutes until tender.
Step 2: Toast almonds in ghee until golden.
Step 3: Toss beans with almonds, lemon and seasoning.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
Low salt · 0.8 g per serving (low <1 g; moderate 1–1.8 g; high >1.8 g)
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
How we made it Ayurvedic
- FromButter→Toghee
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