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Guvar Bateta Nu Shaak

Guvar Bateta Nu Shaak

This Guvar Bateta nu Shaak is a Kathiyawadi-style vegetable curry recipe from Gujarat. This curry is made with cluster beans and potatoes.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Gujarati
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Keyword: Gujarati Recipes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 3 Servings
Calories: 184kcal
Author: Aayushi Patel

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Peanut Oil
  • 1 Cup Potatoes Cubed into Bite Sized Pieces
  • 1 Cup Cluster Beans Cut into Bite Sized length
  • 4-5 Garlic Cloves
  • 2 Teaspoons Kashmiri Red Chili Powder Divided 1.5 Teaspoons for garlic chutney + half a teaspoon for the curry
  • ½ Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Tomato Pureed
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • ¼ Teaspoon Turmeric
  • 1 Tablespoon Jaggery Add more if you like this shaak sweeter
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1 Tablespoon Cilantro Finely Chopped for Garnishing

Instructions

  • Add 4-5 cloves of garlic in a mortar pastel and start to pound it until minced. Now add 1.5 teaspoons of Kashmiri red chili powder, and pinch of salt. Pound carefully, until it becomes a paste.
  • Puree one tomato in a high powdered blender in a puree. Leave it aside.
  • Chop the Potatoes and Cluster beans into bite sized pieces.
  • Now start the instant pot on sautè mode for 30 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of oil, and wait until it heats up.
  • Add bite sized cubed potatoes, and let the fry on one side, for 5 minutes, and then toss them around to make sure they cook from all sides.
  • Take them out in a plate lined with paper towel.
  • Now in the same pot, add cluster beans and fry them stirring them for 2 minutes.
  • Take the cluster beans out on the same plate as the potatoes.
  • In a mixing bowl, add the fried potatoes and cluster beans and add the garlic chutney we prepared earlier.
  • Use a spoon or wear gloves and massage the chutney onto the potatoes and cluster beans. Keep it aside.
  • Add cumin seeds in the oil already in the pot. No need to add more oil.
  • They will crackle right away, so next add in the tomato puree and ground spices. Add ½ teaspoon of Kashmiri Red Chili Powder, ¼ teaspoon of Turmeric, 1 Teaspoon each of Coriander Powder and Salt. Mix well.
  • Cook until the oil separates.
  • Once the oil separates, add 1 tablespoon jaggery.
  • Next add in the cluster beans and potatoes, and add 1 cup of water.
  • Close the instant pot lid and hit cancel. Make sure the pressure valve is on sealing position.
  • Press Pressure Cook, and manually adjust the time to 2 minutes.
  • Once they cooking is done, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes and then do a quick pressure release.
  • Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro. Mix well.
  • Serve hot with kadhi, roti and rice!

Notes

Don't skip on frying. Frying the vegetables and massaging garlic chutney on cluster beans and potato is an important step to season the vegetables.
This sabzi recipe is great to be added to your weekly menus. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 827mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1588IU | Vitamin C: 64mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 2mg