Avarekalu usli recipe | How to make avrekalu palya | Karnataka style avarekayi usli
By Latha on October 24th, 2016
Avarekalu usli or avarekalu palya recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. Avarekalu usli or palya is very tasty recipe and it can be served with chapati or rice or as it is like evening snacks. Avarekalu, onion and fresh ground masala are the main ingredients for this avarekalu usli or avarekayi palya.
This is avarekalu or field beans season. I have posted many avarekalu recipes on this website like avarekalu akki rotti, avarekalu saru and avarekalu mixture recipes. And soon I will be posting avare kalu upma and avarekalu rotti recipes.
If you are looking for more usli or sundal recipes then you must check this hesarukalu usli, maland style sweet and spicy kadle usli and spicy kadle usli recipes. You can even follow these recipes to prepare avarekalu usli.
If you are looking for more salad or raita recipes then do check our Salads-raitas section. Or if you are looking for more snacks recipes then do check our Karnataka snacks recipes section.
I have made a video on this recipe with Kannada narration and English subtitles. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 30 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves: 2
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1 cup avarekalu or hyacinth beans or field beans
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 red chilli broken
- 4 - 5 curry leaves
- 1 onion chopped
- A big pinch of turmeric powder
- A big pinch of hing or asafoetida
- 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
- Salt as per your taste
Ingredients for grinding: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup grated coconut
- 2 - 3 green chillies
- 1cm length ginger
- 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
Instructions for making avarekalu usli:
- Cook avarekalu until soft using a pressure cooker. Add in salt and required water while cooking and cook by making 3 - 4 whistles. Once they are cooked drain the excess water and keep it ready.
- Take coconut, ginger and green chillies in a mixie jar.
- Also add in some coriander leaves. Grind everything together into paste by adding required water.
- Heat a tbsp of oil in a frying pan and prepare tempering using mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli and curry leaves.
- Add in chopped onion, turmeric powder and asafoetida. Fry until onions are soft.
- Next add in cooked avarekalu or avrekalu.
- Also add in salt and mix well. Adjust the salt as per your taste.
- Add in ground masala. Give a good mix and cook it for a minute.
- Once done switch off the stove. Optionally you can also add lemon juice. Serve it with rice or chapati or as an evening snacks.
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