Cluster beans/Jawali kai kuttu playa

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: VegFry

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of cleaned jawali kai/chikkadikai/cluster beans
  • Grind together
  • with 1/4 cup water
  • 1tsps besan
  • 1/2 cup coconut
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • A pinch o hing
  • 4-5 green chillies
  • Seasoning: 1tbsp oil, mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves

Directions

  1. Method: Typically kuttu playa is made by pounding the raw beans till its broken and mushy. But we can drop it in a mixer or a food processor and pulse it for a few secons to do the same process. Microwave this mixture for 7mins with very little water till the beans are cooked

  2. Take a Kadai and add all the seasonins in the oil. Now add the ground paste and fry for 3-4mins till all the besan cooks well. If you need a gravy version you can add water at this point or else, add the cooked mushy beans, add salt and mix well for 2-3minutes and serve. This can also be eaten with rice or chapatti.

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