Guar Bhaji Sweet & Sour

Vegetables: Guar fresh or frozen,

Other ingredients:

Tamarind pulp, sugar, turmeric, salt, red chilies, green chilly pieces, fenugreek, mustard, hing, urad dal , curry leaves & little besan

Preparation:

If you are using fresh Guar pluck the end of a cluster bean with your hand, and then pull downward; if a thick thread comes away, the bean need stringing, so do the same on the other side. The beans can then be sliced either using a sharp knife or with your hands. Cut or pluck them into 2 inch long pieces. Wash & drain the pieces.

Procedure

1: Boil guar pieces in salt water.
2: To tamarind pulp add sugar, turmeric powder & salt.
3: In a pan add little oil and heat it, add red chilies, little urad dal, mustard, and fenugreek. Last add few pieces of green chilies &curry leaves.
4: Add tamarind pulp to the pan & let it cook for few minutes.
5: Add boiled Guar pieces to cooked tamarind and cook for few more minutes.
6: Take a spoonful of besan in a cup add little water & make it into a paste. Add this paste to cooked bhaji.

Note :

Once again quantities of salt, sugar, tamarind must be balanced to get the right taste. Besan paste is added to improve the consistency.

Variation: If you like you can also add cut onion along with Guar.