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Sheem Aloo Bhaja Recipe (Potato Board-Beans Stir Fry)

Madhushree Dutta
Recipe to make tasty Sheem Aloo Bhaja easily. Simple ingredients, instructions, and equipment to prepare Bengali-style Potato Board-Beans Stir fry at home.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Induction Cooktop
  • 1 Kadhai

Ingredients
  

  • 6-8 Sheem or Broad Beans; medium
  • 2 Potatoes medium to large
  • 3 Green Chilis or according to heat tolerance
  • 2 Garlic cloves optional
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • ½ tsp Cumin powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tsp coriander leaves chopped
  • Mustard oil

Instructions
 

Prepare the Potatoes

  • First, wash the potatoes.
  • Next, peel the potatoes and cut them once from the middle, and then cut them like French fries. The pieces will be a bit thinner than French fries.
  • Put in water and wash them again to get rid of the excess starch.

Prepare the Sheem (Broad Beans)

  • Wash the Sheem/broad beans well.
  • Now, chop the ends.
  • Then cut them into 1-inch pieces or maybe smaller than that.

Heat some oil

  • Now, take a kadhai or a skillet and add some mustard oil.
  • Let the oil heat until it starts to smoke. Keep the flame on low.
  • Add in the garlic and stir until it starts to turn golden brown. (you can skip this step if you are not using garlic).

Fry the potatoes

  • Next, add the potatoes. Give it a good stir and cover it for 5 minutes.
  • In the meantime slit the green chilis from the middle.
  • Add the green chilis to the kadhai and stir. Cover again.
  • After around 4-5 minutes remove the lid and add salt. Combine everything nicely.
  • Check-in between to see if the potatoes are half-cooked.

Add the Sheem

  • Next, add the broad beans/Sheem into the kadhai.
  • Stir all the components consistently. Let them cook for a few minutes.
  • Add the turmeric powder and red cumin powder.
  • Stir again.
  • Combine from all the sides to coat the veggies with the spices.
  • Give a taste test and also check if the veggies are tender and cooked to perfection.

Garnish

  • If you are satisfied, then add the chopped coriander and turn off the flame.
  • Stir everything well and transfer it onto a plate.