AVAREKALU MASALA CURRY / Jeevo Overa Upkeri / Hyacinth beans Curry / Flat beans Curry.

Hyacinth beans / Flat beans is called Avarekalu in Kannada and Jeevo Overo in Konkani.

Avarekalu is harvested in the month of October - December/ thorough out the winter season. Avarekalu is a popular beans in Karnataka.The harvest of this beans is a celebration in Karnataka .People in Karnataka prepare varieties of dishes with Avarekalu.

This beans has its own taste and flavour.
There is an exclusive Food Fest for these beans in Bangalore,where farmers from various rural areas bring their fresh crops and sell these beans in one market.

We used to visit the Annual Avarekalu mela at Food street in VV Puram,Bangalore every year when we were in Bangalore.The Food street is lined up with food stalls and 40 -50 varieties of food both sweet and sovoury are made out of these beans and were available for sale.Avare dosa with Avarekalu, Avare Idli, Avarekalu Vada, Avarekalu Sambar, Avarekalu Pani Puri, Akki roti etc are some of the foods we tasted in this food fest.

Avarekalu Masala Curry is a simple curry to accompany with Chapathi, Phulkas, Roti, Paratha and also used as a side dish with Rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare this Avarekalu Masala Curry.

Ingredients:-

Avarekai/Overo/ Hyacinth beans. -2 cup
Onion.                      -1 large
Green chillies.          -3
Garlic.                      -5
Curry leaves.           -1 spring
Tomato.                   -2 medium size
Red Chilly powder. -1tsp
Turmeric powder.    -1/4 tsp
Water.                      -2 cup
Mustard seeds.        -1tsp
Salt.                         -to taste
Coconut oil/ Oil.     -2tsp

Instructions:-

Remove the seeds from the pods and clean them .Keep aside.
Sometimes the seeds are soaked for 4 hours in Water and the outer peel of the seed is taken out and the inner soft part is used for preparing varieties of dishes.

You can either direct cook this seeds or cook them in Pressure cooker for just 1 whistle.It should be neither crunchy nor too mushy.

Finely chop Onion and Garlic and keep aside.

Wash and finely chop Tomatoes and keep aside.

Wash and half slit Green Chillies lengthwise and keep aside.

Method:-

Heat Coconut oil/Oil in a pan and spluttter Mustard seeds.

Add finely chopped Onion and saute well till the Onion becomes translucent.

Add half slit Green Chillies, chopped Garlic and the Curry leaves and saute well for 2 minutes.

Lower the flame and add Red chilly powder and Turmeric powder and saute for 2 minutes.

Add finely chopped Tomatoes, required Salt and saute well till the Tomato becomes soft.

Add 1cup Water and bring the gravy to boil.

Add the Avarekai and cover the pan with a lid and cook the beans for 10 minutes on low flame.

Add 1cup Water and cook the Avarekai again for 10 minutes till soft but firm.

[You can pressure cook this beans with little Water just for 1 whistle]

Saute in between and when the Avarekai cooked well and the gravy thickens switch off the flame.

A yummy Avarekalu Masala Curry is ready to serve hot

Serve the Avarekalu Masala curry/ Jeevo Overa Upkeri with Chapathi, Phulka, Roti, Paratha and also serve as a side dish with steamed Rice.

Try the recipe and enjoy the dish.

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