Kothavarangai puli kuzhambu | Cluster beans tamarind curry-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes | To Serve: 6 | Take with: rice | Type: Lunch Gravy

Ingredients

• Kothavarangai [Cluster Beans, guar beans] - ¼ kg or 1 cup [wash & chop]
• Tamarind water –1/4 cup or tamarind paste – 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves – 2 springs
• Onion - 1 [sliced]
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Urad dal – 2 tsp
• Bengal gram – 2 tbsp
• Asafetida - 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Gingelly Oil [Sesame oil]– 3 tbsp
• Water as needed

For roasting & seasoning

• Fenugreek - 2 tsp [Dry roast (dont add oil for frying) fenugreek and grind to fine powder]
• Curry leaves - 1 spring

Preparation

• Wash cluster beans[ kothavarangai], then fienly chop.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, let it splutter.
• Add Bengal gram & urad dal sauté.
• Add Curry leaves, dry red chilli, asafoetida & curry leaves
• Add onion & garlic sauté till soft
• Add fenugreek powder & asafetida mix well.
• Add cluster beans, saltred chilli & turmeric powder sauté till soft.
• Add the tamarind paste / tamarind extract and mix well.
• Add water if required & let it boil & thickens.

• Heat oil in a pan add 1.5 tbsp sesame oil, curry leaves saute for a sec
• Then add seasoned ingredient to tamaridn curry.
• Finally add 1 tbsp of sesame oil & cut off heat.
• Serve hot with rice.

How to make Kothavarangai puli kulambu- Step by step procedure & pictures

Kothavarangai plant

Kothavarangai -Tamil

Wash & chop

Chopped cluster beans ready

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan add Mustard, urad dal, bengal gram, garlic, dry red chilli & curry leaves

Add asafoetida[Hing in hindi, Perungayam in tamil]

Add cluster beans, saute for 3 min

Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder

Add water, cook till soft

Add tamarind paste

Mix well

Add water

Let it boil till soft

Add salt

Dry roast fenugreek

Coarsely grind

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan add ground fenugreek, curry leaves

Add seasoned ingredients

Mix well, let it boil for 5 min

Simple puli kulambu ready, cut off heat

Simple kothavarangai puli kulambu

Cluster beans tamarind curry

Guar beans tamarind gravy