Sauteed Clusetr Beens
Cluster beans are called gawar or gavar in India and this recipe is typical of how we make a gawar foogath which is often served as a side dish with rice roti or chapati for dinner. A very popular vegetable in the East-Indian household

A foogath is a vegetable made as a side-dish with grated coconut. Because it is usually served with a main-course it is not heavily but rather just lightly spiced with some fresh green chilled. You can make foogath is any vegetable as I have shared before with French bean, cauliflower, cabbage, usal (mixed sprouts). It is a fairly simple dish that takes less than 15 minutes to make.
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Gowar Foogath - Sauteed Indian Cluster Beans
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- Saute Pan
- Spatula
- Cutting Board
- Kitchen Knife
Ingredients
- 250 grams Gowar cluster beans
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds jeera
- 4 Curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon Garlic minced
- 2 Green chilies or less
- ½ tso Tumeric powder
- ½ cup grated coconut (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
Instructions
- Clean, devein and cut gowar (cluster beans) into smaller pieces
- In a Kadai or saute pan - add oil, mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let the mustard seeds splutter a bit
- Then add the curry leaves, garlic, turmeric, and green chilies
- Season wit salt and pepper
- Then add the gowar and ¼ cup water and grated coconut
- Cover and cook on low for 5 minutes
- After 5 minutes check the water and vegetable. If necessary add a little more water and cook uncovered for a few more minutes until tender (Tip - do not cover at this point or it will lose it's pretty green color)
- When the vegetable is tender - add sugar. Combine well.
- Taste and adjust seasoning - salt and pepper.
- Serve with rice roti or chapati
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