Sandage Gavar Bhaaji

Sandage Gavar Bhaaji with Nachani Bhakari and pears

This meal was simple and power packed with the Sandage Gavar bhaaji. Its a taste not easy to forget.

Ingredients

1/4 kg Gavar / Flat beans

1 onion chopped

1 tomato chopped fine.

few curry leaves

1/2 teaspoon red chili powder

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

1/2 cup sandage

2 teaspoon oil

salt to taste

First soak the sandage in water to reconstitute for 15 mins. Mean while in a small pressure cooker add oil and fry the onions in it till translucent. Add the curry leaves and stir, smell the aroma. Now stir in the tomatoes to get a nice gravy. This is the right time to add the cleaned, destringed and broken pieces of Gavar beans to the tempering. Coat beans evenly with oil. At this point add the red chili powder and turmeric powder. Drain the sandage and add to the bhaaji add the garam masala. Mix well. Do not add water. The vegetables used will release enough water to pressure cook it. Add salt to taste. Close the cover and pressure cook for 3 long whistles or 5 short whistles.

Let the PC cool and then open to check if the sandage are done. Mix thoroughly and serve with any type of roti.

This recipe is with Gavar. Similarly sandage can be cooked with brinjals, tondali err Ivy gourd, cabbage etc. Infact use just like one would use soya chunks. Thats what our mothers and their mothers and theirs did before soya chunks became popular and easily available. It takes the vegetables to a whole new level.