When i think of winter, i always think of hot and spicy foods. In winter we need recipes that keep us warm and comfort. Coming to today's recipe, Avarai Kottai (Field Beans ) kulambu, is a spicy and tangy gravy served with hot idlis and rice. My favorite winter recipe and love this gravy with hot idlis, a perfect combo, i can say. And this fresh field beans is available during winter seasons in the market. Here's is the hot and delicious recipe for cold winter days.
Ingredients
- Avarai Kottai (Field beans) - 150 gms
- Karamani (Black eyed beans) - 1/4 cup
- Brinjal -5 no.s
- Drumstick- 2 no.s
- yellow pumpkin-1 layer
- Small onions- 15 no.s (grounded with pestel & mortar)
- Garlic - 4 no.s
- Tomato, medium sized - 1, chopped
- Red Chilly powder - 2 tbsp
- Coriander powder- 4 tbsp
- Garam masala- 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Tamarind Extract - 6 tbsp
- Grated Coconut - 4 tbsp
- Curry Leaves - few
- Coriander leaves - few for garnishing
- Salt to taste
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Thalippu Vadagam (1 or 2 ball) South Indian seasoning.
To GRIND:
- Coconut grated- 3/4 cup
- Khuskhus - 1 tbsp (soak in water for 15 mins)
- Cloves - 1
- Cinnamon- 1
- Curry leaves- liitle
- Peppercorns-1/4 tbsp
- Jeera- 1/4 tbsp
METHOD TO DO :
- Pressure cook the field beans for 3 to 4 whistles and keep aside.
- Pressure cook the Karamani (black eyed beans) for 3 to 4 whistles and keep aside.
- Grind coconut to a fine paste and keep aside.
- In a cooker, add the boiled beans (both), salt to taste , little water and allow it to boil.
- Add the brinjal, yellow pumpkin, tomatoes, drumsticks.
- After adding the above mentioned vegetables, small onions grounded with pestle & mortar, pressure cook everything for 3 whistles.
- Add garlic (grounded with pestle & mortar), chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder,garam masala, tamarind extract and salt mix well and simmer for 15 mins.
- Then add the grinded paste and cook for one Min or till the gravy becomes thick.
Garnish work:
- In a hot pan separately, add oil, the Thalippu vadagam , mustard seeds
- just for a minute fry them.
- Now, add the fried thalippu vadagam to the cooker mixture.
- Finally add coriander leaves to it and serve with hot idlis / rice / Dosas.
