Hitikida avarekalu saaru is an easy, yummy, flavorful gravy prepared using freshly peeled hyacinth beans. It is also known as hitikida avarekalu masala saaru or hitikida bele saaru in Kannada. It is the best side dish for rice and ragi mudde. But people here love to have it with idli, dosa, akki roti, ragi roti and even with uppittu. Avarekalu is a winter season vegetable that is available all over Karnataka during december to february. I was waiting for Avarekalu season to start just to post this gravy recipe in my blog.
Now the season is started and you can see avarekalu ( Flat beans/Hyacinth beans/Indian lilva beans in English, Mochakottai in Tamil, Surti papdi in Hindi) everywhere in Bangalore. My apartment residents buy in kgs almost everyday and add them in almost all the dishes like uppittu/upma, pulao, sagu/kurma and even sambar.
Thanks a ton to my friend Megha for teaching me this wonderful Karnataka style hitikida avarekalu saaru recipe. Myself & Sendhil started liking Ragi Mudde only after having it with this gravy as side dish. Not only ragi mudde, this avarkalu saaru tastes great with rice, idli , dosa and chapathi too. Last year this time, I went to Megha’s house to learn making ragi mudde At that time, she gave me this gravy to taste with mudde. I loved it very much and noted down the recipe. She immediately packed some and told me to give Sendhil too. He liked it a lot. He also appreciated me that I have learnt 2 healthy and yummy authentic Karnataka dishes from my friend. I started making this gravy with ragi mudde regularly in weekends. I am yet to perfect ragi mudde recipe. I will try to post with a video soon after I get it right.
This particular gravy tastes more like kurma/Saagu and this has no tamarind/Huli. Coconut masala & tomato makes the base for this gravy. It can be done very easily in one pot / pressure cooker and its one of the best side dish for Ragi mudde. Scroll below to see how to make this yummy hitikida avarekalu saaru recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Hitikida avarekalu saaru recipe
Hitikida avarekalu saaru recipe for rice !
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Gravies
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 15 Minutes
Total time: 25 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml
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HOW TO MAKE AVAREKALU SAARU - METHOD
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Enjoy this hitikida bele saaru with ragi mudde. Tastes yum !!
8 comments :
so authentic and delicious!! love the clicks...
Hi Chitra.. I tried this recipe too.. It came out delicious.. Only thing is poppy seeds to be fried a bit before grinding.. Small suggestion.. Thanks for the recipe..
Thanks for the suggestion. I will add this point. Thanks a bunch for the feedback :)
Yummy, I tried this one and it was delicious..doing it again..Thanks Chitra!!
Hi chitra saaru turned tasty my kids loved it thank u
Happy to know it. Thank you so much for the feedback :)
If u mix garlic and onion the original smell of avarekalu is lost no garlic and onion will be tastier,,
with cashew nut paste will be super
Thanks for your suggestion. But we like the masala flavor of onion n garlic. So I add it :)
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