Kothavarangai Poriyal | Cluster beans stir fry recipe

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This Kothavarangai Poriyal | cluster beans stir fry recipe is different from normal stir fry recipes and I can say that your kids definitely love this stir fry. but if you’re allergic to peanuts then please avoid them and go with adding coconut alone. If you add only coconut then also this cluster bean stir fry recipe tastes equally good. But the crunchiness of the peanuts absent.

This Kothavarangai Poriyal | cluster beans stir fry recipe becomes a good accompaniment for any kind of main dish like Sambar rice, rasam rice or even with chappathi or dosa. My kids who doesn’t eat the peanuts normally also loved this recipe because of the peanut powder and they enjoyed the recipe well.

If you love this kind of stir fry recipes then please do check my other stir-fry recipes below

• Keerai poriyal

• Vaazhaikkai varuval

• Carrot and beans poriyal

• Bitter gourd poriyal

• Cheppankizhangu fry

• Baby corn pepper fry

• Pudalangai poriyal

• Avarakkai poriyal

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Kothavarangai Poriyal | Cluster beans stir fry recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

Kothavarangai Poriyal | cluster beans stir fry recipe is different from normal stir fry recipes and I can say that your kids definitely love this stir fry. but if you’re allergic to peanuts then please avoid them and go with adding coconut alone. This Kothavarangai Poriyal | cluster beans stir fry recipe becomes a good accompaniment for any kind of main dish like Sambar rice, rasam rice or even with chappathi or dosa.

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: South Indian

Keyword: cluster beans stir fry, kothavarangai poriyal

Servings: 4

Calories: 300 kcal

Author: Akila

Ingredients

• Kothavarangai / cluster beans – 150 gms
• Peanuts – 1/4 to 3/4 cups
• grated coconut – 1/2 cup
• Dry red chilli – 2
• garlic cloves – 10 to 12
• chili powder – 1/2 tsp
• coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• salt as required
• Water to cook beans

To temper

• mustard seeds – little
• Urur dal – little
• Curry leaves – little

Instructions

1. Dry fry the peanuts in a pan until it turns light brown colors. Do not over fry it.
2. Once it turns to Brown allow it to cool down for about 5 minutes.
3. transfer it to your food processor.
4. grind to a coarse powder. Do not over grind it as it may start to leave out oil.
5. Using a mortar and pestle crush the red chili and the garlic.
6. Now in a kadai, add oil.
7. Once it is hot, add the items under tempering one-by-one and fry for a minute.
8. Add the crushed garlic and the red chili and again fry for about 2 minutes.
9. Onions are now added and saute them really well until it turns translucent.
10. Now add the chopped cluster beans and saute for a while.
11. Add the chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and the required amount of salt
12. add the required amount of water
13. cover and cook for about 10 to 12 minutes or until the beans are fully cooked.
14. Cook the beans in medium flame
15. Once the beans are well cooked, remove the lid and let all the water dry out completely before adding the peanut powder.
16. Now add the peanut powder and the grated coconut and give a nice mix for another five minutes of time and switch off the flame.

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Ingredients

• Kothavarangai / cluster beans – 150 gms
• Peanuts – 1/4 to 3/4 cups
• grated coconut – 1/2 cup
• Dry red chilli – 2
• garlic cloves – 10 to 12
• chili powder – 1/2 tsp
• coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• salt as required
• Water to cook beans

To temper

• mustard seeds – little
• Urur dal – little
• Curry leaves – little

Methods to prepare the Kothavarangai Poriyal | cluster beans stir fry recipe

Dry fry the peanuts in a pan until it turns light brown colors. Do not over fry it.

Once it turns to Brown allow it to cool down for about 5 minutes. transfer it to your food processor.

grind to a coarse powder. Do not over grind it as it may start to leave out oil.

Using a mortar and pestle crush the red chili and the garlic. If you do not have the mortar and pestle, grind in the food processor just for about 5 Seconds. The garlic and the chili should be of very coarse one so that it tastes good in the recipe.

Now in a kadai, add oil. Once it is hot, add the items under tempering one-by-one and fry for a minute.

Add the crushed garlic and the red chili and again fry for about 2 minutes.

Onions are now added and saute them really well until it turns translucent.

Now add the chopped cluster beans and saute for a while.

Add the chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and the required amount of salt and give a nice mix so that they are coated well.

The cluster beans need to be well cooked now and so add the required amount of water

cover and cook for about 10 to 12 minutes or until the beans are fully cooked.

Cook the beans in medium flame and open the lid and mix it now and then so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom. Once the beans are well cooked, remove the lid and let all the water dry out completely before adding the peanut powder. This is done because once the peanut powder is added then it becomes like a paste and mushy. In order to avoid that the water need to be completely dryout.

Now add the peanut powder and the grated coconut and give a nice mix for another five minutes of time and switch off the flame.

Tasty and delicious cluster beans stir fry recipe is ready to be served.

Notes

Once the peanut powder is added, keep the flame to low and mix, as it may stick to bottom.

You can increase or decrease the amount of chilli powder as per your spice level.

Try to use gingelly oil or coconut oil for this recipe, as it gives rich taste.

If you are allergic to peanuts, you can skip and add coconut alone.