--- title: "Aloo Beans Recipe, One Pot Pressure Cooker Aloo Beans" url: https://www.cookingandme.com/aloo-beans-recipe-one-pot-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans/ date: 2016-01-23 modified: 2022-11-01 lang: en author: "nags" description: "Aloo beans recipe or potato beans recipe: I'll tell you what or who this recipe is perfect for - you're not feeling very inspired on what to cook for lunch..." categories: - "Dry Vegetarian Side Dishes" - "Potato (Aloo) Recipes" image: https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans-ed2.jpg word_count: 636 --- # Aloo Beans Recipe, One Pot Pressure Cooker Aloo Beans ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans ](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans-ed.jpg) Aloo beans recipe or potato beans recipe: I'll tell you what or who this recipe is perfect for - you're not feeling very inspired on what to cook for lunch or dinner, you like/love aloo potatoes, you have some beans lying around and you just want to make a one pot recipe with it. This is an adaption of the popular cooking technique One Pot One Shot or OPOS, a term coined by RK and popularised through his Facebook group United by Food. Making pressure cooker recipes is super simple, once you have tried a few combinations and formulae, it can be applied to pretty much any ingredients you have in hand. I usually have a few potatoes lying around and beans are one of TH's go-to vegetables if he goes to the supermarket alone so there you have it, the glamorous story behind how my aloo beans recipe came about. ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans-ed2.jpg) As you can tell from the picture above, I also added remnants of a green capsicum lying around in the fridge so you can really adapt and add anything else you'd like to make this recipe. To keep it semi-dry, I added no water while cooking the vegetables in the pressure cooker. 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Pressure cooker aloo beans serves as a quick and easy side dish for rice or roti on a busy weeknight or lazy weekend. - 2 cups peeled and cubed potato- 1 cup beans cut into 2" pieces- 1 large tomato (or 3/4 cup fresh tomato puree)- 1 large onion (or 1/2 cup onion puree)- 1/4 cup green capsicum (cubed (optional))- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp cumin seeds- 1 tsp coriander powder- 1 tsp chilli powder (adjust to taste)- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder- A few curry leaves (optional)- 2 tsp oil- Salt to taste - Puree the tomato and onion separately and set aside- In a pressure cooker pan (I used a 3 litre pressure cooker), place the chopped vegetables- Layer the pureed tomato and onion over this- Add all the spice powders along with the curry leaves and ginger garlic paste- Pour the oil over this and add salt- Mix well- On medium flame, pressure cook for 3 whistles or 12 minutes- When the cooker cools down, open gently, stir the curry and serve hot- Easy, right? Vegetarian SidesIndian **Step by Step One Pot Aloo Beans Recipe** Puree the tomato and set aside. I got about 1/2 cup plus a bit more of puree. The exact amount doesn't happen, you can eyeball this. ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans_-2.jpg) In the same mixer puree the onion. I used one large onion and got about 1/2 cup onion puree. ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans_-3.jpg) Chop your 2 cups potatoes, 1 cup beans, and 1/4 cup capsicum (optional) and add to a pressure cooker. I used a 3 litre pressure cooker. Depending on the size of yours, the cooking time will differ. ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans_.jpg) Add your tomato puree and onion puree on top of the vegetables. ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans (opos recipe)](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans_-4.jpg) Now add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp chilli powder (adjust to taste) and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder to the above. Throw in some curry leaves and salt too. ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans (opos recipe)](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans_-5.jpg) Finally, add about 2 tsp oil to the above ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans (opos recipe)](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans_-6.jpg) Give everything a good mix. There's no need to add any water, we are looking for a semi-dry aloo beans recipe. ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans (opos recipe)](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans_-7.jpg) Place the lid on with the weight. Pressure cook on medium heat for 3 whistles or 12 minutes. When the pressure cooker cools down, open, gently mix, adjust salt if needed, and serve hot. ![aloo beans recipe, how to make pressure cooker aloo beans (opos recipe)](https://www.cookingandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aloo-beans-recipe-how-to-make-pressure-cooker-aloo-beans_-9.jpg) If you make this aloo beans recipe, please share a photo on Instagram or Twitter with #ediblegarden. I'd love to see it! For aloo beans recipe in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, etc please use the Google translate button in the sidebar.