Two main ingredients with some spices. Less than 15 minutes and a quick 4-step recipe. Let me present Aloo Beans or Indian Green Beans Curry with Potatoes made in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. This is a vegan & gluten free recipe, perfect for a vegetable side dish!

Aloo Beans (Indian Green Beans Curry) one of the quickest vegetable to make in the instant pot or stovetop. With just 2 minutes of pressure cooking, this will be perfectly cooked and not mushy | #aloobeans #instantpot #greenbeans #vegan #glutenfree
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This is such an easy recipe that I did not even bother to show the steps!  This is the simple North Indian Green Beans subzi recipe, where we don’t add onions or tomatoes while cooking green beans. We simply add tempering with cumin seeds and some basic spices.

I also make my indian asparagus stir fry in the same way.

Green Beans Nutrition

We usually find green beans in the produce section of the local store and treat them as part of the vegetable family.  However, in a more science-based context, green beans rightfully belong in the beans & legumes family.  

They have a very similar nutritional profile to legumes, such as they both provide concentrated amounts of fiber, folate, and numerous minerals.  A one-cup serving of cooked green beans provides about 45 calories and 10 grams of carbs.

Also, check out my Instant Pot Steamed Green Beans & Air Fryer Asian Green Beans recipe.

Aloo Beans Instant Pot / Indian Green Beans Curry - ready in pot

Tips to make Potato & Green Beans in Instant Pot

  • We add very little water when making this dish, as we want a dry stir fry kind of result.
  • Pressure cook for just 2 minutes and then quick release the pressure so that the potatoes and beans don’t overcook.
  • I added both green beans and potatoes to this recipe.  To make it paleo, you can skip the potatoes and make only green beans.
  • You can certainly make this in a saucepan.  Just allow a few extra minutes for cooking.  Cover with a lid, which will help to expedite the cooking.
Beans Potato Instant Pot

This is Indian Green bean curry. It is healthy, vegan & gluten-free. It works great as a vegetable side dish. Enjoy it with some rice, naan, or roti, along with a side of lentil soup (dal).

If you like this recipe, do check out other Indian vegetable recipes made in the Instant Pot:

4.87 from 45 votes

Aloo Beans / Indian Green Beans Recipe – Instant Pot & Stovetop

Easy Aloo Beans or Indian Green Beans Curry recipe prepared with cumin, garlic and spices in just 15 minutes. Vegan & Gluten free vegetable side dish. 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 3

Ingredients 

  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 4 cloves Garlic, chopped
  • 1 Green chili pepper, chopped (optional)
  • 2 cup Green Beans, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 Potato, medium, cubed into small peices
  • 3 tablespoon Water

Spices

Instructions 

For Instant Pot Method

  • Start the instant pot in sauté mode, heat it and then add oil. Heating the pot first helps later, so the veggies don’t stick to the bottom. Then add cumin seeds, garlic and green chili.
  • When the cumin seeds start to splutter, add chopped green beans, potatoes and water. Add spices except dry mango powder and mix well. If anything is stuck to the bottom of the pot, scrape it off. 
  • Close the instant pot lid, and change setting to manual or pressure cook mode at high pressure for 2 minutes. When the instant pot beeps, release the pressure after 5 minutes of the beep. (Note: Quick release also works well for this recipe to retain the color of the green beans)
  • Mix in the dry mango powder. If there is any water, change the setting to saute mode and get it to your desired consistency. Aloo Beans are ready to be served with roti or naan.

For Stovetop Method

  • Heat a pan on medium heat and add oil to it. Then add cumin seeds, garlic and green chili. Saute for a few seconds. 
  • When the cumin seeds start to splutter, add chopped green beans, potatoes and water. Add spices except dry mango powder and mix well.
  • Cover the pan with a lid, and cook on medium-low heat until the potatoes and green beans are cooked and tender. This will take about 10-15 minutes. Stir occasionally. 
  • Mix in the dry mango powder. If there is any remaining liquid, then cook uncovered for a couple of minutes. Aloo Beans are ready to be served with roti or naan.

Notes

Nutrition

Serving: 175gCalories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSodium: 842mgPotassium: 481mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 595IUVitamin C: 22.4mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 3.6mg

Additional Info

Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: North Indian
Diet: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian
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About Meeta

I strongly believe that each one of us has a chef inside us, we just need to explore the ingredients and create great food. My passion is to share easy, healthy, and wholesome recipes made using Instant Pot & Air Fryer, that are well tested, so you can cook with confidence.

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35 Comments

  1. Tried this recipe today. Came out really good. Thank you again for sharing such yummy, nutritious and easy recipes.

  2. I gave this a 4 but I would say I made a small change that made it a 5! In step 2 I added Hing and it bumped up the flavor to a 5! A tiny addition that mad a big difference. I had made this several times and it was good but thought something more was needed. Adding Hing (asofoetida) was just the touch it needed. Was always a keeper but now a star!

  3. I followed this exactly, and it came out PERFECT! Thank you sooo much! I would always have aloo and phalli with mutton, but this honestly tastes even better,

  4. These are absolutely the best green beans I’ve ever eaten!! My family loved them. I made them on the stove top. We had a small serving left over and they were even more delicious the next day. The beans had absorbed so much flavor!

  5. A delightful and sumptuous way to eat green or yellow beans. The only change I make is to dial the salt back to 1/2 tsp so the taste is less salt-forward. It can be added back at the end if desired!

    1. Hi Vaishali – You can add chopped onion tomato masala in this recipe. I would suggest to add it right after the initial tempering and before the potatoes and beans. That way the veggies will soak in the masala flavors.

    1. Hey Radha – I have not tried, but I think the same cook time will work. The instant pot will take longer to come to pressure. Would love to hear if you try!