Karnataka Style Avarekalu Huli Saru Recipe (Field Beans in a Coconut based Gravy Recipe) is one of the most favorite recipe from Karnataka. Since Averakalu season starts from December to January, in many parts of Karnataka, people love to prepare a homemade coconut based curry made with these beans. It is very often eaten with Ragi Mudde. It is also most commonly prepared in the household of many farmers in Karnataka.
Course : Lunch
Ingridients : 1/2 cup Avarekalu / Lilva Beans , Field beans
1 Potato (Aloo) , diced
1 Brinjal (Baingan / Eggplant) , diced
15 cloves Garlic , crushed
1 Pearl onions (Sambar Onions) , finely chopped
1 Tomato , chopped
Salt , to taste
To grind
18 grams Tamarind
1/2 cup Fresh coconut
1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
2 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
1/8 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
1 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
To temper
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
2 sprig Curry leaves
Oil , sauteing
Instructions We begin making the Karnataka Style Avarekalu Huli Saru Recipe (Field Beans in a Coconut based Gravy Recipe) by soaking the averekallu in water for half an hour and remove the skin. Next heat a pressure cooker with oil and then saute the list of ingridients mention in the list to grind for few minutes till it turns golden. Once that is done, cool it down and grind it into a smooth paste using the mixer or a blender into a smooth paste.In the same pressure cooker, add some oil and saute the garlic, onion and tomato for few mintues till it becomes mushy and the raw smell goes away. Then add in the chopped vegetables along with the beans in the pressure cooker, adjust consistency by adding water into it. Cover it with the lid and pressure cook it for 4 whistle and open till all the pressure is released. Now to temper, heat a small skillet with oil and slowly temper the ingredients mentioned in the list and add it onto the gravy. Serve the Karnataka Style Avarekalu Huli Saru Recipe (Field Beans in a Coconut based Gravy Recipe) along with Steam Rice or Ragi Mudde to enjoy your lunch meal.