Gawar Foogath

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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Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: East-Indian, Indian

Keyword: bhaji, cluster beans, gowar, vegetable

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Calories: 155kcal

$5

Adjust Servings Here: 4 servings

Cluster beans are called gowar in India and this recipe is typical of how we make a gowar 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

Equipment /Tools

• Saute Pan
• Spatula
• Cutting Board
• Kitchen Knife

Ingredients

• 250 grams Gowar cluster beans
• 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds jeera
• 4 Curry leaves
• 1 tsp Garlic minced
• 2 Green chilies or less
• 1/2 tso Tumeric powder
• 1/2 cup grated coconut (optional)
• 1 tsp 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 1/4 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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Nutrition Information

Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 1mg

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