5 from 3 votes
Goan Guar Beans Recipe
Guar beans sautéed, spiced and lightly cooked in some water until tender-crisp. This is an Indian side dish that is served with rice and curry.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
3
servings
Calories:
121 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 8 Ounces guar beans aka Cluster Beans
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 tomato diced
- 1 green chili pepper ground
- 1 Tablespoon neutral cooking oil canola, vegetable or sunflower oil, generic cooking oil
- ½ Cup water
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- ¼ Teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1 Teaspoon Turmeric ground
- ½ Tablespoon ginger paste or finely grated
- ½ Tablespoon garlic paste or finely grated
- 3 Tablespoon coconut raw freshly shredded
Instructions
- Prepare the cluster beans. Rinse the beans, cut off the ends and slice the beans into smaller ½ inch pieces.
- Slice onion, dice tomato, slit open green chili pepper in half.
- Heat up a pan with oil and sauté onion slices over a medium heat setting.
- Stir in tomato pieces and the slit open green chili pepper. Cover the pan with a lid and cook covered for 2 minutes to soften the tomato.
- Add the cluster bean pieces and mix them in.
- Cover the beans with the water. Season with salt, black pepper, turmeric and ginger garlic. Mix it well.
- Cook for about 10–15 minutes over a medium-high heat setting uncovered, until the vegetables are cooked through but not mushy overcooked. There should be no liquid left in your pan.
- When done cooking, take from the heat and mix in the shredded coconut.
- Serve hot as a side dish with Goan or Indian meals.
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Notes
- Pick tender and young guar beans. The larger and older they are, the more fibrous they become, and those are chewy in your meal.
Nutrition Information
Calories
121kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.02g
(1%)
Sodium
464mg
(19%)
Potassium
195mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
343IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
47mg
(52%)
Calcium
115mg
(12%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 121
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 121kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Sodium | 464mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 195mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 343IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 47mg | 52% |
| Calcium | 115mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.