Ground meat with cluster beans

Gavvar ki phalli  or Gawar ki phalli in Hindi or Cluster beans in English or Goruchikkudu in Telugu is a kind of beans which, while growing up were not my favorite. But by and by I started to like them and these days once in a while I have a craving for them and when I cook them they taste pretty awesome and my family also loves them.

This recipe with ground meat and the cluster beans is one such recipe. Everyone loved it and it just flew off the dish like it has wings.

Ground meat with cluster beans

Ground meat with cluster beans

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb ground meat / chicken or lamb
2. 8-12 oz of frozen or fresh cluster beans ends removed and chopped into 1 inch pieces
3. 1 tablespoon oil
4. 1/ teaspoon each of turmeric, salt, chilli powder
5. 1 teaspoon each of ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, cumin powder, amchur powder (optional)

In a pan heat the oil (skip if using ground meat with less than 90% fat). Add the ground meat and cook for 5 minutes breaking it. Add the rest of the ingredients and cover and cook for 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally. Garnish with cilantro and chopped green chillies (if you like it a bit spicy) and serve with roti or rice and dal

Here are one more recipe with Gawar ki phalli 

Maath ki phalli nariyal masala

Maat ki Phalli Nariyal Masala

Maat ki phalli or Gawar ki Phalli or Cluster beans , Goru Chikuddu in Telugu was not one of my favorite beans back in India. After after coming here anything which reminded me of home became my favorite. This was like "Doob ne waale ko tinke ka sahara hi bahut"... meaning the thinest of threads becomes a lifelife for a drowning person.
                             And I found different recipes which make this cluster beans very yummy. This recipe is one of such recipes. Enjoy

Maat ki Phalli Nariyal Masala (Cluster beans with coconut and spices)

Maat Nariyal Masala

Ingredients:

1. 1 package frozen pre-cut cluster beans (12 oz) thawed
2. 1/4 cup dessicatted coconut
3. 1/3 cup thinly sliced onion
4. 1 tablespoon each of coriander powder, dried mango powder
5. 2 tablespoons oil
6. 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, turmeric, cumin, mustard seeds, urad dal
8. 1-2 green chillies chopped

In a pan heat the oil and fry the cumin, mustard seeds and urad dal for 3 minutes. Add oniuons and fry till they get tender. Add green chillies and ginger and fry for a couple of minutes. Add cluster beans and cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients stir to combine and cover and cook for 5 more minutes. Garnish with a handful of finely chopped coriander and enjoy

Serve with Tomato Moong Dal  

Tomato Toor Dal