These Curried Green Beans are great served as a hot side dish ... or even cold the next day as a salad !Curried green beans are a South African speciality, especially served as a side dish at a barbecue or ‘braai’. I love the taste of this dish – I first tried it when I was at boarding school in South Africa in the ‘80’s – and have loved to eat beans this way ever since !
The beauty of this dish is not only in it’s simplicity but also in the fact that it can be served hot as a side dish or cold as a salad. You can even bottle the beans – they make a great hostess gift !
Curried Green Beans
220 g Green Beans (topped & tailed)
1 large Onion, sliced
Salt to taste
Water
¼ cup brown Sugar
¼ cup white grape Vinegar
1 tbsp Flour
2 tsp Curry Powder (Medium hot)
Place the green beans, onion & salt in a cooking pot with just enough water to cover them. Boil for around 15 minutes & in the meantime, mix the sugar, vinegar, flour & curry powder together to form a paste. Add this paste to the beans and continue to boil (simmer) until the beans are cooked through and tender, stirring occasionally.
The beauty of this dish is not only in it’s simplicity but also in the fact that it can be served hot as a side dish or cold as a salad. You can even bottle the beans – they make a great hostess gift !
Curried Green Beans
220 g Green Beans (topped & tailed)
1 large Onion, sliced
Salt to taste
Water
¼ cup brown Sugar
¼ cup white grape Vinegar
1 tbsp Flour
2 tsp Curry Powder (Medium hot)
Place the green beans, onion & salt in a cooking pot with just enough water to cover them. Boil for around 15 minutes & in the meantime, mix the sugar, vinegar, flour & curry powder together to form a paste. Add this paste to the beans and continue to boil (simmer) until the beans are cooked through and tender, stirring occasionally.
