Kothavarangai poriyal | Cluster beans stir fry-How to make -step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South india | Cooking Time: 5 to 8 min | To Serve: 4 | Type : Side dish, Poriyal, Stir Fry | Take with : Rice, Curd rice

Ingredients

• Kothavarangai [Cluster Beans, guar beans] - ¼ kg or 1 cup [wash & chop]
• Onion - 1 [chopped]
• Garlic -2 cloves[mshed]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Green chilli - 1
• Asafotida[Hing, perungayam] - 1/4 tsp
• Coconut - 1/4 cup [grated]
• Bengal gram –1 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder- 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Preparation

• Wash cluster beans[ kothavarangai], then fienly chop.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan add mustard seeds.
• Once it’s spluttered add bengal gram, urad dal & hing fry till light brown
• Add curry leaves, green chilli saute
• Add onion saute till soft
• Add coconut saute for a min
• Add cluster beans, salt, turmeric & red chilli powder sauté .
• Add water, cook till soft.
• Finally add remaining coconut, cut off heat & serve hot with rice

How to make Kothavarangai poriyal-Step by step photos

Kothavarangai plant

Kothavarangai -Tamil

Cluster beans

Gorikayi - In telugu

Wash & chop

Chopped cluster beans ready

Heat 2 tbsp oil, add mustard, urad dal, chana dal, garlic, green chilli, onion, curry leaves

Add hing

Add salt, saute till soft

add coconut saute for 2 min

Add chopped cluster beans[Kothavarangai]

Add turmeric and red chilli powder

Saute for 3 min

Add water, cook till soft

Add salt

Now its ready, cut off heat

Kothavarangai poriyal ready, serve hot with rice

Cluster beans stir fry

Goru chikkudu stir fry

Guar beans stir fry