Instant pot Clusterbean curry (Gawar/Goru chikkudu)

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I don’t make it a habit of using frozen veggies in my cooking but I always keep at least 1 or 2 varieties in freezer. When I’m out of fresh veggies and don’t have time to shop, I use em. Also when I’m cooking too many things for guests, I use em to cut down chopping time. Also When I have lot of produce from my backyard garden, I chop those n freeze. It's really handy on a busy weekday too.

Anyway today is one such day I ended up making cluster beans curry. I got these from frozen isle in Indian store. It goes well with Rice,  Quinoa, Millets, Rice flour roti. It’s a very quick, tasty  recipe in Instant pot. Sesame seeds are rich in calcium and adds so much flavor to this recipe.I made this in my  6 Qt Instant Pot . 

If you are looking for easy everyday Instant curry recipes for Rice/Roti check out, Beetroot Poriyal, Mixed vegetable curry, Sweet potato gravy, Saag Chana masala, Chard Dal recipes in the link below:

IP Recipes

Total time:

20 minutes

Servings:

4

Ingredients:

2 packs Cluster beans (12 oz each) -I used Deep brand frozen cluster beans from Indian store. If using fresh ones, about 3.5- 4 cups chopped cluster beans. 

2 tbsp oil or adjust

1 onion

Salt to taste

1 tbsp chilli powder , green chilli paste or adjust 

1/4 cup Brown Sesame Seeds powder

1/4 cup dry coconut powder (I used store bought)

1 tsp Cumin seeds

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1/2 tsp turmeric

IP Cluster bean curry recipe

1. Chop one onion into small cubes.
2. Press Sauté button on Instant pot. Add 2 tbsp oil.
3. Add 1 tsp Mustard seeds, 1 tsp Cumin seeds, 1 sprig chopped curry leaves. Once splutter add chopped onions. Sauté till golden brown. Add little salt so onions release water n cook better. 
4. Add 2 packs frozen cluster beans, 1 tbsp water. If using fresh beans, add more water. Frozen beans release water so I added little water. 
   
5. Add salt to taste, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 tbsp chilli powder or adjust. You can use green chilli paste instead .
6. Mix well.
   
7. Press cancel button.
8. Press Pressure cook, high pressure, 3 minutes. Seal the valve.
9. Once done,  wait 5 minutes (NPR 5) and release pressure.
10. Press Saute button.
11. Add Sesame powder , coconut powder. Mix. If any water left, heat few minutes to dry up. 
12. Turn off Instant pot.
13. Serve curry with Rice or Rice flour roti. 
    

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