Avarekalu sagu recipe
Learn how to make Avarekalu sagu, also known as avarekalu curry, with a detailed step-by-step guide accompanied by pictures. Avarekalu sagu or curry is a delightful dish that can be served as a side dish alongside chapathi or poori. This recipe incorporates avarekalu (hyacinth beans or field beans), tomato, onion, ginger, garlic, green chili, coconut, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, roasted gram, and a selection of aromatic spices.Avarekalu sagu or curry boasts a subtle and pleasing taste that is bound to satisfy your palate. Since it's currently the season for avarekalu or hyacinth beans, now is the perfect time to give this recipe a try. I'm confident that you will thoroughly enjoy it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup avarekalu
- 1 big onion
- 1 tomato
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional)
- 4 tsp cooking oil / Ghee
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp urad dal
- 4 – 5 curry leaves
- Salt as per your taste
Ingredients for grinding:
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- 1cm length ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tbsp roasted gram / hurigadale / putani
- 1 tsp poppy seeds / gasagase
- 1 – 2 green chili
- 1/2 finger length cinnamon
- 4-5 cloves
- 1 cardamom
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (optional)
Instructions
- Peel and collect a cup of fresh avarekalu and transfer it into a pressure cooker. Next add in required water, little salt and turmeric powder. Close the lid and pressure cook until avarekalu is very soft. I cooked it by making 4 whistles.
- Take all the ingredients listed under "for grinding" as per the measurement.
- Transfer all the above ingredients along with coconut into a mixe jar or blender. And make a fine paste using required water. Set it aside.
- Take 4 tsp of oil in a wok or frying pan and heat it. Now prepare tempering using mustard seeds and urad dal.
- Add in turmeric powder, asafoetida and curry leaves.
- Add in chopped onions and fry until soft.
- Add in chopped tomatoes and fry until tomatoes are soft.
- Add in ground spices (or masala) and little water. Give a quick mix.
- Next add in cooked avarekalu along with the water.
- Add in required water, salt and mix well.
- Bring it to boil and cook for 5 minutes under low flame.
- Add in finely chopped coriander leaves and switch off the stove. Serve it with chapathi or poori or dose.
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