Savor the simplicity and freshness of Avarakkai Thuvattal (or) Poriyal, a classic South Indian stir-fry dish. Tender flat beans, sautéed with fragrant mustard seeds, grated coconut, and aromatic spices, create a flavorful and nutritious side dish. With each bite, experience the wholesome goodness and authentic flavors of traditional South Indian cuisine.
Avarakkai Thuvattal (Flat Beans Stir Fry)
This nutritious side dish offers authentic flavors of South Indian cuisine. Its a versatile dish – substitue with any other vegetable of your choice instead of the flat beansIt pairs well with rice dishes like sambar, rasam, or dal.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Avarakkai (Flat beans) chopped
- 2 tbsp Coconut (optional) grated
- 3 Salt to taste
Seasoning
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dhal
- 2 Red Chilis broken into halves
- 1/4 tsp Hing (Asafoetida)
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan, add ingredients under seasoning one at a time and saute till the urad dhal turns golden in color.
- Add the chopped flat beans and salt and mix well.
- Sprinkle some water (about 1/4 cup) for the beans to get cooked and cover it with a lid. Keep the pan in medium low flame.
- Keep stirring in intervals to see that water has not dried up.
- If the beans is not yet cooked, sprinkle some more water and cover it and cook till the beans are tender and soft.
- Finally, add the coconut, mix well and turn it off.
Tips
- You can have this as a side for sambar rice, rasam rice or dal rice.
- You can also steam the flat beans separately in a vegetable steamer and make the same recipe with the seasonings listed. You don’t need to sprinkle water with the beans since they are already steamed.
- The same method can be followed for other vegetables like Carrot, Green Beans, Beetroot, and Runner beans.
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