These beans have a distinct flavor & taste which does not come close to any other veggie. Cluster beans are harder than the other kind of green beans varieties like french beans or broad beans. So these are mostly precooked and then added to the masala. In this post I have shared my Mom’s Andhra style goruchikkudu recipe. I have also shared few other ways we cook this veggie. This recipe is on the spicier side and uses ginger garlic and garam masala. In Andhra cuisine we generally do not use ginger garlic and garam masala for the everyday vegetable dishes. But this recipe uses them so the bitter tones in the cluster beans are not felt. This goruchikkudu curry is a favorite with us as it turns out delicious, extremely flavorful & slightly spicy. It goes well with plain rice & ghee. I insist not to miss adding some ghee while you serve this. We also cook goruchikkudu with moong dal & sometimes with fresh coconut similar to the vepudu or poriyal. More similar recipes Matar mushroomBroccoli corn stir fryRidge gourd recipeAloo mushroom
Tips
Always choose cluster beans that are not too old as they take longer to cook and are hard for digestion.Very young or the baby cluster beans tend to be bitter so if you do not like the flavor then avoid them as well. We do not remove the strings of these beans if they are young & not very old. It is very important to remove the string of the older beans as they do not get cooked.If you do not like even mild bitter tones in the dish, then precook them with excess water. Drain and discard the water.
Variations
1.With moong dal: Just add a handful of rinsed moong dal to the bowl of chopped cluster beans and pressure cook them together by following the below method. I do not add any excess water for dal. This recipe needs only a tempering of mustard, jeera, garlic, salt, turmeric, dried red chilli and red chilli powder. 2.With coconut: Precook the cluster beans following the method mentioned in the recipe card below. Then temper by heating a tbsp of oil. Add cumin, mustard, garlic, 1 tsp urad dal, red chilli and curry leaves. Add add turmeric, red chilli powder and cooked cluster beans along with the stock. When the water evaporates, add coconut and stir fry for 30 seconds. Related Recipes
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