French Beans Foogath
Foogath is a side dish sauteed with onions, garlic, chilies, and grated coconut. Today, we make green beans or French beans foogath but you can also make this with other veggies. Traditionally, it is cooked in earthen pots and lots of grated coconut and a few chilies for flavor.
Foogat is also known as fugad in Portuguese and can be made with french beans, cabbage, gawar (cluster beans), Papri (green flat beans), Chowlee Bhajee (black-eyed beans), mixed sprouts, as well as Tendli (ivy gourd). I have tried it with cauliflower as well as with zucchini.
This dish is not spicy because it is usually served as a side dish alongside the main course which would be spicy. However, you can add more or fewer chilies per your taste.
As a kid, this was one of my favorite veggies to have with chapatis. I still remember my mom’s perfect evening meal would be a kurdi curry, foogath, and handbreads for dinner.
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Equipment /Tools
- Saute Pan
- Wooden spatula
- Cutting Board
- Kitchen Knife
Ingredients
- 250 grams (250 grams ) French Beans de-string and cut
- 1 small Onion chopped
- 1 small Garlic sliced
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 2 Green Chilies chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 1 cup Coconut grated
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
Instructions
- Clean, wash and drain the green beans. De string and cut them into smaller pieces.
- Heat oil in a saute pan and saute onions and garlic until translucent. Then add the curry leaves and chopped chilies. Pro tip– I like to cook down the onions to almost lightly golden, so it adds a nice caramelized taste to the beans.
- Then, add the green beans and season with salt and pepper. Add the 1/4 cup water and sugar. Pro tip – we don't want too much water but we also dont want to stew it in water so add only as much as necessary.
- Cover and let cook on medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until almost tender. Add the grated coconut and cook uncovered for 5 minutes more. Pro tip – if necessary add a few tablespoons of water to help the vegetable cook further.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve hot as a side dish with the main course or on its own with chapati, roti, or apas.
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