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Avaraikkai Poriyal | Broad beans Stir-fry

Jan 15, 2021 · Modified: Mar 30, 2024 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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Avaraikkai poriyal, a simple and mildly spiced stir-fry with broad beans. The dry curry takes literally 15 minutes to make, if you are ready with chopped broad beans.

This simple avaraikkai poriyal pairs well with rice and rasam. A homey and comfort food on a weekday.

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  • Avaraikkai | Broad beans | Val Papdi
  • What is Poriyal ?
  • The Festive Menu
  • How to make Avaraikkai poriyal(step-by-step)
  • Avariakkai poriyal | Broad beans stir-fry | How to make Avaraikkai poriyal

Avaraikkai | Broad beans | Val Papdi

Avarakkai is the Tamil name for broad beans, also known as field beans in English. In Telugu, they are known as chikkudu kaya or anumulu.

They are called avarekai or avarekalu, in kannada. In Hindi, they are known as sem or sem phalli. Broad beans are a versatile and nutritious vegetable that can be used in a variety of dishes.

What is Poriyal ?

Poriyal, tamil name given to dry curries made with vegetables. It is a simple stir-fry of any vegetable with chilies, finished with coconut. Poriyals are regular in south-indian homes. Beans Poriyal, carrot poriyal are some everyday recipes in our kitchens.

In Tamil cuisine, such poriyals/stir-fries, will be part of a festival menu where the spread is like 2 Curry, Dal/Kootu, Sambhar, Rasam, Vadai and Payasam.

Coz mostly one of the curries will be deep-fry/spicy roast and other will be a simple saute. This broad beans poriyal is an easy to make, quick recipe that serves as a tasty accompaniment with rice and rasam.

Broadbeans curry

The Festive Menu

This avaraikkai poriyal/flat beans poriyal was made as part of the Tamil New Year's festive menu. Tamil cuisine festive menu is usually served on a banana leaf with few many dishes.

A traditional tamil brahmin lunch served on a banana leaf. The dishes served from left to right, Mango Pachadi, Avaraikkai/Broad Beans Curry, Sweet Potato Fry, Mint-Coriander Lentil Vada, Vendaikai Thayir Pachadi/Okra Raita, Applam, Capsicum Sambhar, Carrot Kootu, Paruppu Rasam, Yellow Pumpkin Kheer.

south-indian festive meal

How to make Avaraikkai poriyal(step-by-step)

Please check recipe card below for exact measurements of each ingredient used and also for the detailed instructions.

  • Wash and drain the avaraikkai in colander and roughly wipe them with a cloth. Remove the tops and tail using a sharp knife, while doing so remove the stringy part of the veggie.
Cleaning avaraikkai
  • Gather 4-5 beans together and chop them into thin slices.
Chopping avaraikkai
  • Heat a heavy bottom pan with oil. Temper with mustard, hing, curry leaves and chilies. Add the chopped avarikkai.
Tempering to make poriya
  • Add turmeric and salt, sprinkle little water. Cover and cook in a slow flame for 6-8 minutes. Remove cover, check doneness, add fresh coconut and mix well.
Avaraikkai poriyal
  • Take it off the flame, remove it to a serving bowl. This is important to retain the color of the vegetable, if left in the same pan, the residue heat might make the beans look pale.
Avaraikkai curry
  • Serve this simple and delicious subzi with rice.
Broad beans curry
Delish poriyal with broad beans

Avariakkai poriyal | Broad beans stir-fry | How to make Avaraikkai poriyal

Avaraikkai poriyal, a simple and mildly spiced stir-fry with broad beans. The dry curry takes literally 15 minutes to make, if you are ready with chopped broad beans.
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Sides
Cuisine: Asian, Indian, South-Indian
Keyword: Avaraikkai poriyal recipe, How to make avaraikkai curry, How to make beans poriyal, Quick dry curry, Quick poriyal recipe, Tamil brahmin style avaraikkai curry
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Calories:

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chopped avaraikkai/broad beans val papdi/flat beans
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste

Tempering

  • 2 teaspoon oil i used coconut oil, any cooking oil can be used
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds/kadugu
  • 3-4 nos broken red chilies, i used round variety
  • ⅛ teaspoon hing/asafoetida
  • a sprig of curry leaf

Instructions

  • Wash and towel dry the broad beans. using a sharp knife remove the tops and bottom of the vegetable along with the string. Gather 4-5 beans together at a time, and chop them into thin slices.
  • Heat a heavy bottom kadai with oil, when hot, splutter mustard seeds, add chiilies, hing, and curry leaves.
  • To this sizzling tempering add the chopped beans, mix well.
  • Add turmeric powder, and salt to this. Sprinkle little water, cover and cook in a medium flame for 6-8 minutes.
  • While cooking beans, it is important not to add too much water, this will cause the beans to lose it vibrant color and we will lose all the nutrients too. So while cooking just sprinkle water.
  • After 6-8 minutes, open the pan, check whether the beans is cooked by crushing a few in your hands, it would be soft. Now to this add coconut, mix well.
  • After adding coconut, let it sit for 2 minutes more. Take it off the stove, remove the cooked avaraikkai poriyal to another serve-ware to retain the color. If you don't remove the residue heat will continue to cook and cause the beans to lose its color and turn pale.
  • Serve this simple and easy avaraikkai poriyal with rice.

Disclaimer

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  1. Chef Mireille

    April 18, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    wonderful display..pumpkin kheer I want to try!

    Reply
    • Lata Lala

      March 06, 2021 at 9:56 pm

      5 stars
      This stir fry broad beans sabzi looks so delicious. So good for the busy days when you are short on time it's ready under 15 minutes.

      Reply
  2. Jayashree

    April 18, 2012 at 6:32 pm

    It is commendable that you take so much trouble to ensure that your child keeps in touch with his roots.

    Reply
  3. Shobha

    April 18, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    Delicious meal.. I like the green and yellow colour of the banana leaf..looks very decorative.

    Reply
  4. Jayanthi

    April 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    Very nice Priya...love the color of yellow pumpkin payasam. Nice spread.

    Reply
  5. Roshni

    April 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    Priya... eating meals in the elai is so perfect.

    Reply
  6. Harini R

    April 18, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    Nice spread Priya. I totally agree that our kids must not miss out on the traditions just bcos we are out of India. Lovely dishes!

    Reply
  7. R

    April 18, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    what a festive spread, looks really authentic.

    Reply
  8. Priya Suresh

    April 18, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    Super delicious spread, definitely our kids dont miss our traditions and foods eventhough we rnt in India, just love eating in banana leaf..

    Reply
  9. Rasi

    April 18, 2012 at 11:19 pm

    Super spread priya.. I really miss home.. We made all of these but to eat in plate.. 🙁 very nice. Pumpkin Kheer waiting for recipe!

    Ongoing Event : WTML

    Reply
  10. Kalyani

    April 19, 2012 at 4:04 am

    Priya - amazing festive spread.. appadiye puthandukku vandhra maadri aachu... lovely combo of vegetables !

    Reply
  11. Archana Vivek

    April 19, 2012 at 12:43 am

    Nice spread and lovely looking Thali

    Reply
  12. Usha

    April 19, 2012 at 2:20 am

    Even we make make mango sweet chutney for ugadi but the texture is little different.

    Reply
  13. The Pumpkin Farm

    April 19, 2012 at 4:17 am

    yummy spread...looks beautiful, so traditional

    Reply
  14. cookbookjaleela

    April 19, 2012 at 5:02 am

    பிரியா அப்படியே இப்படி பார்சல் அனுப்புங்க
    முதல அந்த மாங்க பச்சடிய அனுப்புங்க

    Reply
  15. chef and her kitchen

    April 19, 2012 at 6:17 am

    nice n delicious spread..looks yumm

    Reply
  16. Srivalli

    April 19, 2012 at 8:43 am

    What a lovely spread!..everything looks so good..

    Reply
  17. preeti garg

    April 19, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    nice and awesome thali

    Reply
  18. Priya dharshini

    April 19, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    The best meal ,i luv to have during festivals..

    Reply
  19. Suma Gandlur

    April 19, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Amazing spread!

    Reply
  20. Padmajha

    April 20, 2012 at 8:58 am

    Nice treat for new year 🙂 . Waiting for the pumpkin kheer recipe...

    Reply
  21. vidhas

    April 20, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Awesome spread Priya, love the glossy look of mango pachadi. My favourite spread.

    Reply
  22. Asiya Omar

    April 24, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    Superb preparation.

    Reply
  23. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

    February 26, 2021 at 12:55 am

    5 stars
    If I have to pick my favorite green curry, it has to be the avaraikkai curry. Absolutely love this poriyal with tons of coconut. We grow a lot of avarakkai these days and I can't wait for summer now to enjoy 🙂 That feast is vazhaielai is all I am craving!!

    Reply
  24. Mayuri Patel

    March 04, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    Amazing how every state has a different way of cooking most of the vegetables. We too stir fry val papdi but usually with peas or brinjal. Sometimes we add muthiya too. Will have to try out your simple and delicious looking avaraikkai poriyal. Must be so yummy with coconut.

    Reply
  25. Poonam bachhav

    March 06, 2021 at 5:51 am

    5 stars
    Love such simple yet flavorful stir fries. We also make a stir-fry with these beans but add roasted peanut powder in it.

    Reply
  26. Uma Srinivas

    March 08, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    5 stars
    This is simple and flavorful stirfry! Perfect combo with rasam and steamed rice! Loved your recipe and pictures!

    Reply

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