Kothavarangai | cluster beans | Gawar in Hindi, we usually make Paruppu usili with this. This is the classic way of Kothavarangai in a South Indian home. We also make Kothavarangai kootu in our house. During my childhood days, I have never tasted this vegetable as my dad doesn’t prefer this as it has a sweetish taste. After marriage, my father-in-law doesn’t prefer this he says it causes gas. So I have not included this in my cooking much. Though I have seen my friends buying these cluster beans very often in the Indian stores, I have never bought them Usually, they make usili or thengai potta poriyal with cluster beans. Recently while talking with a friend, she shared her method of making cluster beans. That sounded very interesting and easy too. So I ordered a pack of Kothavarangai from the Indian shop and made the recipe following her instructions. We all loved it and enjoyed it with sambar rice. From that day onwards, cluster beans are a regular one on my menu. When I bought a pack of cluster beans from the Indian shop, I thought I will share the recipe with you all. This stir fry | curry pairs well with any South Indian meal. This is a no onion no garlic recipe, so you can make this on festival days too. You can also check out other interesting curries from Jeyashris kitchen, Cauliflower kovakkai curry, Yam curry, Potato curry, Ennai Kathrikkai curry. You can pair this kothavarangai curry with sambar sadam , rasam sadam and curd rice too. Do tag us on Instagram when you try this recipe at home.
Cluster beans curry
Cut the cluster beans into 1-inch pieces
In a pan add 1 tbsp of oil and add the mustard seeds.Once it splutters, add the chopped cluster beans | kothavarangai.Add salt and turmeric powder.
Mix well.Sprinkle little water and cover this and cook for 10 minutes.Stir in between. Let this get some nice brown spots on it.
A cast iron/iron pan works well for this.Sprinkle water in between if it is dried up.
Now add the sambar powder to this.Adjust the sambar powder as per your spice levels. But ensure that the cluster beans have a little bit of sweetness.Add 1 tbsp of oil at this stage.
Mix well and cook this for 10 minutes.
Cluster beans stir fry | Kothavarangai stir fry is ready.
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