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Friday 25 April 2014

Broad Beans/ Chikkudukaya / chapparada avare kayi-stir-fry


Quick to make and good to eat with roti/chapati or Rice and sambar.
This is a tasty vegetable dish and it is full of good nutrients too



Ingredients for Broad Beans-stir-fry:

500g Broad Beans/ Chikkudukaya / chapparada avare kayi (washed and choped)
3 tbsp olive oil
1/2tsp mustard seeds
1/2tsp cumin seeds
2 dry red chillis
1 stem curry leaves
1tsp ginger garlic paste
1tsp bengal gram dal/channa dal/senaga pappu
2- tomatoes finely chopped
1/2tsp Red chilly powder
1tsp Dhaniya powder/ Coriander powder
pinch turmeric pwd
Coriander to garnish
salt to taste

To prepare Broad Beans-stir-fry:

1. Heat olive oil in kadai, add the mustard seeds. After the mustard splutters add the cumin seeds, dry red chillies, channa dal, once the dal turns red, add ginger  garlic paste, curry leaves and sauté for a minute.
2. Add the Broad Beans and sauté till 80% cooked then add tomatoes and sauté for 2 to 3 minute.
3. Add salt, Coriander pwd, Red chilly pwd, turmeric pwd and sauté for 2 to 3 minute. Garnish with coriander leaves and remove from heat.
4. Serve hot with roti/chapati or Rice and sambar.

Tips / Notes:

·        U can omit ginger garlic paste even then stir fry taste yummy

·        U can add Onion before adding the Broad Beans this will give light different taste and flavor too 
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