AVARAKKA PORIYAL (PAPADI DRY SUBZI)

Avarakka, known as  also Papdi in Hindi.  We can make varieties of subzi with this vegetable.  Poriyal is a side dish served along with rice, chapati.  In the South Indian household, varieties of poriyals are made with Avarakka, cabbage, carrot, beetroot etc.

We can also make vattal means a dried form of vegetables which can be sun dried and stored.

watch youtube:  avarakka poriyal, flat beans subzi, papadi dry subzi
Let us look at the recipe now:

Preparation time:  15  minutes
cooking time: 10 minutes
serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

Method: 1

250 gms avarakkai
handlful of moong dal. (optional)
1 red chilli broken
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urid dal
little turmeric powder
1/4 tsp chilli powder
salt as per taste
few curry leaves

Method: 2

250 gms avrakkai
1 red chilli broken
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urid dal
1 green chilli
2 tsp oil
2 tbs grated fresh coconut
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
turmeric powder
salt as per taste
few curry leaves

Method: 1

1.  Wash and pat dry the avarakkai.
2.  Cut both the ends and remove the string if any.
3.  Split open  the same to ensure that there are no worms in it.
4.  Chop the same finely.
5.  Wash and soak the moong dal for 15 minutes.

6.  Heat oil in a kadai
7.  Add the mustard seeds, urid dal, broken red chilli, curry leaves.
8.  When it splutters and urid dal become brown, add the chopped avarakkai, moongdal, salt, turmeric powder and sprinkle a handful of water.  mix well and cover it. cook for 5 minutes in between stir it. after 5 minutes, switch off the gas, add the chilli powder, mix well and keep the same covered on the gas.

9.  After 5 minutes transfer it to a bowl.  serve as a side dish for sambar rice, curd rice, kichadi and for chapati.

Avarakka, papdi

Method:: 2

instead of adding chilli powder, grind the coconut, green chilli, cumin seed and mix with the  poriyal.

Variation:  You can add chopped onion, garlic pods as per your taste.

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