Chapparada Avarekai Palya | Flat / broad beans dry fry - EverythingTraditional

How to make Chapparda Avarekai Palya - Simple method ! 

Chapparada avarekai or Broad beans dry fry is a tasty stir fry used as side dish for sambar rice, rasam rice, chapati as well. Very simple recipe cooked in just few minutes. This dry fry can be cooked with or without onions and tomatoes, but here in this recipe i used tomatoes and onions with chilli powder. 

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Most of us are unaware that we can make stir or dry fry in a very simple method which tastes super good and lies perfect for a side dish, completing full meal without any hesitation... one among these are chapparada avarekai which is neglected by many without knowing how to use them in our daily recipes. Even I miss preparing or eating most vegetables on the store without knowing how to infuse in my recipes. So I would suggest to those who have not tried their hands on this healthy vegetable to try this extremely simple dry fry recipe. 

People make this in many ways - adding coconut paste, garam masala, peanuts but here I have made with only chilli powder along with onion, tomato and garlic - simple yet tasty method.

Chapparada Avarekai  Palya Recipe | Simple Broad beans dry fry   Cuisine: Indian / South Indian Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients for Chapparada avarekai palya recipe  Chapparada avarekai /chikkudukai - 1/4 kg Curry leaves - few Onion - 1 no. finely chopped Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves Tomato - 1 small finely chopped Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon Chilli powder - 1 to 2  teaspoons Salt  Oil - 2 table spoons Mustard - 1/4 teaspoon Jeera/ Cumin - 1/4 teaspoon Urad dal - 1/2 teaspoon Chana dal - 1/2 teaspoon

Instructions   Wash, and chop Chapparada avarekai / broad beans and onions    Heat oil in a sauce pan and add mustard, after mustard splutters add urad and chana dal  Add onions and curry leaves saute for few minutes   Add chopped chapparada avarekai saute for few minutes   Then add turmeric powder and chilli powder  Mix well and add salt and tomatoes give a stir and add 1/4 cup water and cover the lid to cook  Delicious spicy chikkudukai(in telugu) playa is ready

Note:

Add roasted and coarsely crushed peanuts at the end to give a crunch to the dish 

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How to make Chapparada Avarekai Palya Recipe | Simple Broad bean dry fry with Step-by-step pictures

1. Wash, and chop Chapparada avarekai / broad beans and onions 

2. Heat oil in a sauce pan and add mustard, after mustard splutters add urad and chana dal

3. Add onions and curry leaves saute for few minutes 

4. Add chopped chapparada avarekai saute for few minutes 

5. Then add turmeric powder and chilli powder 

6. Mix well and add salt and tomatoes give a stir and add 1/4 cup water and cover the lid to cook 

7. Delicious spicy chikkudukai(in telugu) playa is ready 

FAQ's

1. What is Chapparada avarekai ? 

Chapparada avarekai is in kannada which is Flat or Broad beans.. filled with vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber, belonging to legume family.

2. What are the beans varieties used in South Indian recipes?

Hurulikai (Beans), Chapparada avarekai ( flat beans / chikkudikai in telugu), Avarekai ( hyacinth beans), Gorikai (cluster beans / Goru chikkudukai in telugu)  are some of the beans varieties used in Sambar, Dry fry, masala curries in South India.

3. How can Chapparada avarekai or flat/ broad beans used in recipes?

Flat / broad beans or chapparada avarekai / chikkudukai can used in Sambar, stir fry/ dry fry, mixed veg sambar, bassaru.