Avarakkai Kootu Recipe | Broad Beans Kootu | Side Dish for Rice and Chapathi | Startup Cooking

 AVARARAKKAI KOOTU | BROAD BEANS STEW | STARTUP COOKING

Avarakkai kootu is a simple South Indian recipe made with toor dal, moong dal, broad beans and grated coconut. Broad beans is also known as "avarakkai" in Tamil. This recipe is so simple, healthy and easy to make. Kootu is a semi solid curry and goes well with rice, roti and chapathi. 

We can replace broad beans with French beans or drumstick leaves, chow chow or bottle gourd. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Avarakkai Kootu. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

Kootu Collection List

• chow chow kootu

• pudalangai kootu

• avarakkai kootu

• pumpkin kootu

• drumstick leaves stew

RECIPE FOR AVARAKKAI KOOTU

Coarse        : Lunch - Side dish for Rice

Cuisine       : South Indian

Author        : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time   : 10 min

Cook Time  : 20 min

Total Time   : 30 min

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cup broad beans / Avarakkai

• 2 tbsp toor dal

• 1 tbsp moong dal

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1.5 tsp sambar powder

• salt to taste

• 1 cup water

For Grind

• 1/4 cup grated coconut

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 tbsp roasted gram dal (pottukadalai)

For Seasoning

• 1 tsp oil

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp urad dal

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1 tbsp coriander leaves - for garnish (optional)

PROCEDURE

• take broad beans in the chopping board

• cut both the ends and remove the string from the sides of the beans and then clean in fresh water

• cut the broad beans in to thin strips

• soak toor dal and moong dal in water for 10 minutes

• in the mixer grinder add grated coconut, roasted gram dal and cumin seeds

• grind to a smooth paste with little water

• in the pressure cooker pan, add soaked dal, chopped broad beans, turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt

• add 1 cup water and mix well

• pressure cook for 4 whistle and then switch off the flame

• once the pressure subsides down naturally, open the cooker, add ground coconut paste and mix well

• cook on low medium heat until the kootu thickens slightly

• in the meanwhile, heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter

• add Urad Dal and allow it to change the color and then add curry leaves

• pour the seasoning over the kootu and mix well

• the consistency of the kootu should neither be too thick or too thin, should be medium consistency

• broad beans kootu ready to serve

• enjoy avarakkai kootu with hot steamed rice with pickle or papad or we can enjoy with Chapathi

• taste delicious 😋 

Notes

1. replace sambar powder with red chili powder or else you can add 2 green chilli and grind along with coconut and cumin seed
2. clean the broad beans after removing the strings from the beans 

Avarakkai kootu with step-by-step photo recipe

Broad beans

remove the string from the beans

chop it into thin strips

take toor dal and moong dal

soak in water for 10 minutes

add soaked dal in pressure cooker pan

add chopped broad beans

add turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt

add 1 cup water and mix well

pressure cook for 4 whistle

once the pressure subsides down naturally then open the cooker

grind grated coconut, roasted gram dal and cumin seeds with little amount of water

add ground paste in to kootu

heat a tsp of oil in a pan

season mustard seeds, Urad Dal and curry leaves

pour the seasoning over the kootu

mix well

avarakkai kootu

bring the avarakkai kootu to boil for a minute and then switch off the flame

enjoy avarakkai kootu with steamed rice or chapathi