Gawar Phali Ki Sabji or cluster beans recipe is the dry preparation of vegetables and spices that are used in our daily food. This sabzi is the simple, comfort food we crave at times. Cluster beans (guar ki phalli) are high in nutrient value and fiber content.
This guar ki phalli sabzi makes a good side dish with the combination of Panchmel Dal, Beetroot Spinach Pooris, and Boondi Raita | A Recipe Always in Demand.
I was completely lost in terms of all things food and cooking till I was unmarried. It was only after marriage that I started cooking and after many failures, including the time when V refused to eat upma and apple pie – to date he doesn’t eat upma made by me and I have not had the nerve to make an apple pie again. :|
Now that I know that I was not born a good cook and even today I am mediocre at best, I never leave a chance to practice, experiment, and learn some more. But this journey takes a bit of time as I never realise that I am doing something wrong. :D
I am sharing my shortcomings because I want to make you laugh and I want to tell you that I was a fool all the years I was making guar ki phalli till I saw my mom cleaning this vegetable two summers ago and that’s when I realised I was doing it all wrong. If this was not enough, I also understood why these beans seem and taste unfamiliar despite eating them while growing up. #facepalm
Most people make cluster bean like french beans with potatoes – wash them, chop them, and cook with potatoes. That’s how even I cooked till that summer, two years ago.
What my mom does is, she thoroughly washes and pressure cook these beans, till slightly tender, and then pull the strand from the sides for each of them individually. It is a slightly messy and time-consuming process as the bean is soft and easily comes apart between your fingers. But it ensures that the beans cook nicely when roasted and while eating you don’t get uncooked thread-like strands. So it is worth the action and time required.
My mom cooks them with a lot of chili powder. It tastes awesome. You should try to. The flavor is simple and rustic in origin – no onion, garlic, or tomato to subdue the taste of the phalli
How to Make Tasty Gawar Phali Ki Sabji in Easy Steps?
Guar ki Phalli
Ingredients
- 250 gram of cluster beans guar ki phalli
- ½ tbsp mustard oil
- ½ tsp cumin seeds jeera
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder haldi
- 1½ tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder dhania powder
- ½ tsp fennel seed powder saunf powder
- ¼ tsp dry mango powder amchoor
- a pinch asafetida hing
- to taste salt
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash the beans and pressure cook them with little water. Drain the water and allow them to cool. Gently peel off the side strand of each bean. It is a time consuming step but it’s worth the effort. The beans will also split on their own from the centre.
- In a wok, heat oil to smoking point. Add asafoetida, jeera, turmeric powder, red chili powder, fennel seed powder. Add the beans, sprinkle salt. Mix gently coating well with spices. Add amchoor, quickly mix and remove from flame. After the labour of love, enjoy hot with chapatis as side.
Notes
- This veg taste best when it’s quite spicy. You can adjust red chili powder as per your taste.
- You can also add boiled potatoes to this recipe while roasting and enjoy.
