Fried carrot and green bean stew with garlic yoghurt

This recipe from Adam Liaw takes inspiration from Afghan and Northern Indian cuisine to make an irresistible vegetarian side dish that the whole family will love. The slow-cooked carrots and green beans develop mellow sweetness with the heat of the spices and sourness of the tomatoes, brought together with a salted garlic yoghurt to dollop on top.

• serves

  2

• prep

  20 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 200 g green beans, trimmed
• 2 carrots, sliced into thick matchsticks
• 1 brown onion, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• ½ tsp Korean or Kashmiri chilli powder
• 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• salt, to season
• ½ cup mint leaves, torn, to serve

Salted yoghurt

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 300 g thick yoghurt

Instructions

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan and fry the green beans in batches until wrinkled. Remove to a bowl. Fry the carrots until browned and transfer to the bowl with the green beans.

2. Drain the oil from the pot, reserving 2-3 tbsp in the base, then return to the heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Stir through the coriander, turmeric and chilli powder. Mix well, then add the tomatoes and season well with salt. Return the carrots and beans to the pan, stir well, then cover and simmer on very low heat for 10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the garlic and yoghurt and season well with salt. Spread the yoghurt onto a serving plate, then when the vegetables are tender, spoon over on top of the yoghurt. Scatter with mint leaves to serve.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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