Ovro Upkari / Broad Beans Stir Fry

 Ovra upkari is a very tasty broad beans stir fry made with cooked broad beans and spices and goes well as a side dish with steamed rice. Broad beans is called ovro in Konkani.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Ovra Upkari / Broad Beans Stir Fry.

Ingredients:-

Broad beans/ Ovro.      -1 cup
Turmeric powder.         -1/2 tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder.-1tsp
Asafoetida.                    -1/4 tsp
Curry leaves.                 -few
Salt.                               - to taste
Water.                            -1cup

Coconut oil.                  -1/4tsp + 2tsp

Instructions:-

Wash broad beans / ovro in water for 8 hours or overnight. Pressure cook the soaked broad beans adding 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp oil and 1cup of water for 3 to 4 whistles or till soft. Keep aside the cooked broad beans.

Method:-

1). Heat 2tsp coconut oil in a wide bottom pan and splutter mustard seeds and saute well.

2). Lower the flame and add kashmiri red chilli powder, asafoetida and curry leaves into the pan and saute well.

3). Add cooked broad beans and required salt into the pan and mix well. Cover and cook the broad beans till water evaporates and saute well in between. Switch off the flame.

A very tasty Ovra Upkari/ Broad Beans Stir Fry is ready to serve hot.