Avarekaalu mixture is a teatime snack recipe prepared using deep-fried Avarekaalu /Hyacinth beans. Thick poha, peanuts, cashew nuts, fried gram, and spice powders are the other ingredients in this mixture. It is best served with a cup of hot filter coffee or tea.
Ingredients
2 cups avarekalu/ hyacinth beans/ surti lilva de-skinned
1/2 cup thick poha/ gatti avalakki/ beaten rice
3-4 tbsp peanuts
2 tbsp cashew nuts
Few curry leaves
2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric / haldi powder
1/4 tsp asafoetida powder
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry
Procedure
Separate the seeds from the fresh hyacinth beans.
Soak peeled beans in water for 3-5 hours.
Discard water from the beans and hold each bean between two fingers and press gently. The outer skin will slip off leaving behind only the inner seed. Continue the process for all the seeds.
Leave the de-skinned hyacinth beans on tissue paper or kitchen towel for some time to remove moisture.
Keep enough oil in a thick bottomed Kadai / pan to deep fry the beans. Once the oil is hot, take a handful of hyacinth beans and carefully drop them into the oil. Deep fry in the medium-low flame till crispy. You will notice that initially, the beans would be in the bottom of the Kadai, and as it is done it will start floating on top.
Once done drain them on a paper towel and keep them aside. Follow the same procedure for frying the rest of the hyacinth Beans in batches.
Once done with frying the hyacinth Beans, next deep fry the other ingredients one by one at a time in the same oil.
Deep fry poha for just a few seconds till they puff up. Drain well. Fry the Groundnut until they turn golden brown in color. Fry roasted gram and cashew nuts.
Drop in the curry leaves in hot oil and remove immediately from oil. Keep everything on a paper towel to remove the excess oil.
Now take all the fried ingredients in a wide mixing bowl. Add turmeric,Hing, salt, and chilli powder. Crush the curry leaves. Mix everything well. Taste test and adjust.
Avarekalu / hyacinth beans mixture is ready. Store it in an airtight container once it comes to room temperature. Relish it for the next few days with a cup of coffee/ tea. Can be stored for up to a month.
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