A few weeks back I tasted one of the most delicious Indian Dishes I ever tasted. It was called Kauai Bhindi Masala from Mayuri Palace in Phoenix AZ. Little did I know I was eating Okra. They cooked it in the most pleasing way I ever had cooked okra. I actually thought I was eating green bell peppers in a very delicious aromatic spicy sauce. I figured a similar dish could be made with green beans with chickpeas. I looked up bunches of recipes for Kauai Bhindi Masala and none of them seemed exactly like what I tasted. They were more simple with less ingredients so I winged it and came up with this. It’s not exactly what I tasted at Mayuri Palace but this dish is an inspired dish that came out delicious!

My husband will very rarely will try Indian Food but when this was on the stove he ran in to see what smelled so good. He tried it and said it was really delicious so it really was.

Ingredients to make around 4 servings

8oz. blanched green beans – cut in bite size pieces

1 sweet onion chopped

1 tomato chopped

1 red bell pepper chopped

1 Tablespoon ginger – grated

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 very spicy hatch chile – roasted with skin removed and chopped well – (or any very hot pepper(s) that you like)

1 teaspoon chile powder

10 cashews crushed to powder

3 garlic cloves – minced

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

1 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt

2 Tablespoons tomato paste

1 cup water

4 branches (store package size) curry leaves – chopped well

15.5oz can low sodium garbanzo beans (chick peas) – rinsed very well

Directions

Tomatoes, onions, peppers, olive oil, garlic, cashews all go in a sauce pot on medium high heat and you cook till peppers and onions are soft. Make a well in the center and add all spices and cook them for about a minute.

Add everything left except the green beans and let reduce. You need to cook it maybe ten minutes and at the end add the green beans so they are hot.

Enjoy with rice or bread. Feel free to add pulled chicken to make this a dinner.

This is really good!