
Gwar Ji Bhaji
Authentic Sindhi-Hindu Gwar Ji Bhaji — fresh cluster beans (gwar/gawar) trimmed, boiled with a pinch of baking soda for emerald-green colour, then tossed with a tempering of crushed garlic, green chillies, and crushed anardana (dried pomegranate seeds). The anardana-garlic combo IS the Sindhi signature — provides the sour-pungent backbone that distinguishes it from generic Indian cluster bean sabzis. Served with phulka, jowar, or bajra roti.
Time 35 min · Serves 4 · 99 kcal · Multiple States
Ingredients
Main
- coriander powder — 4 g (powder)
- red chilli — 1 g (powder)
- cumin powder — 4 g (powder)
- salt — 5 g (none)
- turmeric root — 1 g (powder)
- Baking Soda (Food Grade Sodium Bicarbonate) — 1 g (powder)
- Anardana — 6 g (crushed)
- Cluster Beans (Gavar) — 250 g (trimmed and cut)
Tempering
- garlic paste — 14 g (crushed)
- Sunflower Oil — 25 g (heated)
- green chillies — 4 g (chopped)
Method
- Wash cluster beans thoroughly. Trim ends and strings. Cut each bean into 1-inch pieces.
- Boil the cut beans in plenty of water with 1 tsp salt and a pinch of baking soda (this preserves the bright green colour). Cook 8-10 minutes until tender but firm-bite.
- Drain the boiled beans through a colander and let excess water run off. Rinse briefly with cold water to stop further cooking. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a kadai on medium. Add crushed garlic and chopped green chillies. Sauté 1-2 minutes until garlic is light golden and aromatic (do NOT brown — Sindhi style is to keep garlic pale).
- Reduce flame to low. Add turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and crushed anardana. Stir 30 seconds — anardana will release its tangy aroma.
- Add the boiled drained cluster beans to the pan. Toss thoroughly to coat with the spice-anardana-garlic mixture. Stir-fry 3-4 minutes on medium so beans absorb the flavours.
- Adjust salt. Switch off heat. Serve warm with phulka, jowar roti, or bajra roti.
Common questions
- Gwar Ji Bhaji ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- सिंधी ग्वार जी भाजी ko English mein Gwar Ji Bhaji likhte hain.
- Ek plate Gwar Ji Bhaji mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 99 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 35 min lagta hai — 15 min taiyari, 20 min pakana.
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