Cluster beans stir fry
South Indian style No onion no garlic Kothavarangai curry
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 500 gms cluster beans | kothavarangai
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 and 1/2 tsp sambar powder
- Salt as needed
- Water to sprinkle
Instructions
- 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 has 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.
Notes
1. You can replace sambar powder with 1 tsp of red chili powder and 1 tsp of coriander powder too.
2. Cluster beans stir fry | kothavarangai pairs well with any South Indian meal.
