Avarakkai Poriyal
Avarakkai is a traditional vegetable which is good for health particularly during pregnancy and during baby feeding time.
Poriyal is a kind of saute.
The best part of Avarakkai Poriyal is, it is simple to make and it is delicious.
Let us see tradional way of making Avarakkai poriyal here.
Ingredients
to temper
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Broken white urad dal - 1/4 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 string
- Oil - 3 tsp
for saute
- Avarakkai - 200 gms
- Shallots - 5 numbers
- Green chilli - 1
- Grated coconut - 2 tsp
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
Preparation
1
Clean and de-vein both sides of the Avaraikkai.
Then slice them to thin pieces.
2
Heat water in a pan and cook the Avaraikkai until it gets soft.
Usually this takes about 5-7 min.
3
Now let us do the tempering.
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds when it splatters add urad dal.
When it turns golden brown add curry leaves, green chili and chopped shallots, fry for 2 min.
4
Add cooked Avaraikkai (as done in Step 2), along with salt and grated coconut and fry for a couple of mins.
5
Transfer to a bowl and serve hot for the lunch course.
In this example you can find Avarakkai Poriyal with 2 Vegetarian side dishes. Vaazhaithandhu Poriyal, Keerai Kootu and Avarakkai Poriyal.
