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\nBaby Lima Beans, Tomato, Red Chilli Powder, Turmeric and Ginger-Garlic-Cilantro Paste<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n
“Lima beans are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber, as are most other legumes. In addition to lowering cholesterol, lima beans’ high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal, making these beans an especially good choice for individuals with diabetes, insulin resistance or hypoglycemia. When combined with whole grains such as rice, lima beans provide virtually fat-free high quality protein. You may already be familiar with beans’ fiber and protein, but this is far from all lima beans have to offer.”<\/em> To know more about lima beans or butter beans nutritional information, click here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n Fresh baby lima beans in tomato gravy make a tasty comforting curry. Swift, simple to prepare and so good when served with chapatis, rice or pasta. A must try!<\/p>\n Recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 cup fresh baby lima beans (=butter beans) Masala Paste: For popu or tadka: Heat peanut oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Serve warm with chapatis or with rice.<\/p>\n Baby Lima beans are available in frozen section of US grocery shops year round.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Baby Lima Beans, Tomato, Red Chilli Powder, Turmeric and Ginger-Garlic-Cilantro Paste “Lima beans are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber, as are most other legumes. In addition to lowering cholesterol, lima beans’ high fiber content prevents blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal, making these beans an especially good choice for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lima-beans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Lima](\"\/mahanandi\/images\/limabeans\/limabeans4.jpg\")
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\n1 cup finely chopped onion
\n6 ripe, juicy tomatoes – cut or pureed<\/p>\n
\n2 garlic cloves+1 inch piece of ginger+fistful of fresh coriander+ 1 tablespoon of coconut – grind into smooth paste in a blender
\n1 teaspoon each – chilli powder, salt and turmeric<\/p>\n
\n½ teaspoon each – cumin, mustard seeds, minced garlic and few curry leaves
\n1 teaspoon of peanut oil<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nAdd and toast popu or tadka<\/i> ingredients in listed order above.
\nAdd and fry onions first and then the masala paste.
\nAdd tomatoes. Cook them on high heat to mush.
\nAdd lima beans, 1 cup of water and the seasoning (chilli powder, salt and turmeric). Stir and cook them covered until lima beans are soft and the curry reaches the thickness you desire.<\/p>\n![\"Lima](\"\/mahanandi\/images\/limabeans\/limabeans2.jpg\")
\nLima Beans ~ Tomato Curry with Chapatis – Our Meal Today<\/center><\/p>\n