Gorikai palya recipe
Learn how to make Gorikai palya or cluster beans stir fry with a comprehensive recipe guide featuring step-by-step pictures and a helpful video. Gorikai palya, also known as Gawar sabzi, is made using cluster beans, coconut, red chili, and mustard seeds. This flavorful dish pairs wonderfully with rice or chapathi, making it a versatile option. Additionally, Gorikai palya is a highly nutritious stir fry recipe that offers numerous health benefits. Cluster beans are beneficial for managing diabetes and promoting bone strength. Moreover, they are budget-friendly, making them an excellent addition to your diet.
Ingredients
- 1/4 kg gorikai or cluster beans
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp gram dal or chana dal
- 4 - 6 tsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 red chili (optional)
- A big pinch of turmeric powder
- A big pinch of asafoetida
- 4-5 curry leaves
- 1 small gooseberry sized jaggery
- 1 small marble sized tamarind
- Salt as per your taste
- 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
Ingredients for grinding:
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 - 4 red chili
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
Instructions
- Wash and chop the cluster beans by discarding the ends.
- Next take oil in a frying pan and heat it. Add in 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp urad dal and 1 tsp chana dal.
- When the mustard seeds splutters and urad dal turns brown, add in broken red chili, turmeric powder, asafoetida and curry leaves.
- Add in chopped cluster beans and give a quick mix. You can precook the cluster beans too.
- Add in salt, tamarind extract and jaggery. Give a quick mix.
- Add 1/2 cup of water and close the lid. Stir in between and cook until soft under low flame.
- Meantime dry grind the grated coconut, red chilies and 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds using a small mixie jar. I have crushed mustard seeds before grinding.
- Add in ground coconut, red chili and mustard masala.
- Mix well for a minute. Switch off the stove and serve it with hot steaming rice or chapathi.
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