Name: Avare Kaalu Usli (Hyacinth Beans) recipe by Nikhila Umesh at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Ready hyacinth beans/ Avare kaalu 250 gms; Grated coconut 1 cup; 2 medium sized onion, chopped (1 for frying and 1 for grinding); Ginger 1 inch piece; Garlic 5-6 cloves; Green chillies, as per spice taste; Handful of coriander, finely chopped; 1 tomato; Few mustard, cumin seeds and curry leaves for seasoning; Turmeric powder 1-2 tsp; Oil 4-5 tbsp; Salt according to taste

Ingredients Serving: 3

Ready hyacinth beans/ Avare kaalu 250 gms
Grated coconut 1 cup
2 medium sized onion, chopped (1 for frying and 1 for grinding)
Ginger 1 inch piece
Garlic 5-6 cloves
Green chillies, as per spice taste
Handful of coriander, finely chopped
1 tomato
Few mustard, cumin seeds and curry leaves for seasoning
Turmeric powder 1-2 tsp
Oil 4-5 tbsp
Salt according to taste

Instructions

First wash the hyacinth beans and pressure cook it with water to immerse the beans. Pressure cook it till one whistle blows.
Add in the grated coconut, 1 medium sized chopped onion, 1 tomato chopped, 5-6 green chillies, garlic, ginger, coriander and turmeric powder. Add a little water and grind it to a chutney consistency. Then keep it aside.
Add oil to a kadai, once the oil is hot, add in the mustard, cumin seeds and curry leaves.
Next add in the chopped onion and fry until the onions turn translucent, then add in the cooked beans. Allow the beans to fry in the oil for 5 minutes.
Now add in the grounded masala and mix it well. Lastly, add salt according to taste and allow the beans to absorb the flavours of the masala.
Enjoy the usli with Akki rotti, Chapathi or Dosas.

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