Chikkudu Kaaya Vepudu – Indian Broad beans Stir Fry
I’m a fan of fiber rich lima beans and can never have enough of them. Love their buttery flavor. Earlier on I had blogged a recipe using lima beans and tomatoes. Today, its a cold weather stir fry recipe that is great tasting and makes a good side with rice and rotis.
Chikkudu Kaaya Vepudu Recipe
Prep & Cooking: 30 mts
Serves 3-4 persons
Cuisine: Andhra
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1/4 kg chikkudukaaya, stringed and tear into 1″ pieces (par-boil till half-cooked)
1 onion finely chopped
1 large tomato, finely chopped
2 green chillis, chop into big pieces (adjust)
1/2 tsp chilli pwd
pinch of turmeric pwd
pinch of cumin pwd
pinch of methi pwd (roast fenugreek seeds and pwd)
3/4 tsp coriander pwd
1 tsp jaggery (optional)
salt to taste
few fresh curry leaves
1 dry red chilli, tear, de-seed
1-2 tbsps chopped fresh coriander leaves
1/2 tbsp oil
1 Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add green chillis, dry red chilli, fresh curry leaves and chopped onions and saute on medium heat for 4-5 mts till the onions turn transparent.
2 Add the chilli pwd, coriander pwd, cumin pwd, methi pwd, turmeric pwd and salt. Combine.
3 Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till they turn soft or till oil separates.
4 Add the par-boiled broad beans and jaggery, combine. Sprinkle approx 5-6 tbsps of water and place lid. Simmer for about 10 mts. It should be a dry saute and not watery. If you find it watery, increase flame and cook till water evaporates.
5 Adjust salt and when the beans are completely cooked, turn off heat and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
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By Sailu • Jan 22nd, 2009 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Stir Fry Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes
I recently got to learn from a friend that Lima beans are our Indian Chikkudukayalu. We get frozen lima beans (just beans with no skin) here. But the skin of the beans in your photo seams to be that of French cut beans as sold here. Could you differentiate the types of beans for us? Vankaya-chikkudikaya koora is a very famous Andhrite dish best known among vegetarian households. I would love to post pictures about that someday in my blog.
Nice post, waiting for ur reply.
Cheers
JOSH
I have updated the post with an image of lima beans or chikkudu kayalu.
I wish you also add a Ingredient Glossary Tab amongst the others u already have with pictures and names in all different languages you know. That should add even more color to your amazing blog.
Just a suggestion.
JOSH
Lovely…I wonder if the vegetable is Avarekai or Chapparada avarekai as we call them in Kannada
dear Sailu Garu
your recipes are wonderful…my regular day is never complete without visiting your food blog…i m not sure if u ve posted a recipe of veg Steamed dumpling…a.k.a momos in north east india..
could you please post a recipe of that, also the tangy red sauce ( i think it is made of red chiilies and almonds and cottage cheese), i’m not too sure although..
I appreciate your time and effort
cheers
padma
I really love this curry .. One of my favourites among My mom’s cooking
Looks delicious for a quick side dish, Akka! Nice one!
Really nice vepudu! I love the picture, and this is a tried and tested recipe too with such a healthy vegetable:-)
I came to know about your blog recently and from then onwards, i am a regular visitor. I tried ur bendakaya pulusu, it was just superb. This dish also looks great, will definitely try.
Regards,
Vasavi
Looks yummy… Nice photos. We call it Chapparada avarekai in kannada. Mom would use it in sambars. Have to try it this way. Thanks!
Wow this is all time favourite at home too…. I too posted a recipe on Chekkudu kaya yesterday. I will try your version soon..
awesome curry.. mom makes it too..
“Chikkudu Kaaya Vepudu ” looks great….
thank u sailu……:)
thanks for a good recipe. i visit ur site when ever i want to try out something different. thanks for sharing ur tasty recipes with us. one help if possible. i would like to enter vijis vcuisine, but not allowed to enter unless invited, tried a lot but not possible.
Your welcome, Sona.
Vijis Cuisine is for invited members only. You can email her at viji.jeyakumar [at] gmail [dot] com
very sweet and kind of u to reply.thanks alot.
Hello sailu….today is “REPUBLIC DAY” wat are ur celebrations….v r flag hoisting today and some games for kids…
HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY Sailu
cheers
Sudha Balaji…:)
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