Avarekalu Kadubu Recipe (Hyacinth Beans Steamed Dumplings)
A vegetarian Karnataka recipe with rice rava, avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled, green chillies - finely chopped. Ready in 25 min, serves 2.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
15 steps- 1
To begin making Avarekalu Kadubu Recipe (Hyacinth Beans Steamed Dumplings), take a kadai and dry roast the rice rava on a medium heat for about 5 minutes or until fragrant and pour it out on a bowl
rice rava(1 cup)avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup) - 2
Keep aside
- 3
Boil hyacinth beans with a little salt in water until they are cooked well
avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup)salt - to taste - 4
This will take around 10 minutes
- 5
It is better not to use a pressure cooker; use a saucepan to cook the lilva beans since they will retain their shape and wont be mushy
avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup) - 6
Drain and keep aside on a plate to cool till handleable
- 7
You can reserve the drained water to use for later
- 8
Put the idli steamer on medium heat with a cup water added to it
- 9
Take a bowl, add the dry roasted rice rava, boiled hyacinth beans, chopped curry leaves, chilli, cumin seeds, season with salt and mix well
rice rava(1 cup)avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(1)sprig curry leaves - finely chopped(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 10
To this add 1/2 cup lukewarm water (you can use the stock of water that you cooked the avarekalu in) and mix well
avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup) - 11
The mixture should be crumbly but should hold the shape if pressed tightly between fingers and palm
- 12
Take a small portion of the mixture, and hold it tightly to form a ball
- 13
Likewise, form small balls of kadubu with the rest of the mixture
- 14
Place these kadubu into the steamer, close it with a lid and steam for about 8 minutes on medium high heat or till firm and done
- 15
Serve the Avarekalu Kadubu Recipe (Hyacinth Beans Steamed Dumplings) along with South Indian Coconut Chutney for breakfast along with South Indian Filter Coffee Recipe or as an after school snack for the kids
avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup)
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Avarekalu Kadubu Recipe (Hyacinth Beans Steamed Dumplings)
A vegetarian Karnataka recipe with rice rava, avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled, green chillies - finely chopped. Ready in 25 min, serves 2.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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15 steps- 1
To begin making Avarekalu Kadubu Recipe (Hyacinth Beans Steamed Dumplings), take a kadai and dry roast the rice rava on a medium heat for about 5 minutes or until fragrant and pour it out on a bowl
rice rava(1 cup)avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup) - 2
Keep aside
- 3
Boil hyacinth beans with a little salt in water until they are cooked well
avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup)salt - to taste - 4
This will take around 10 minutes
- 5
It is better not to use a pressure cooker; use a saucepan to cook the lilva beans since they will retain their shape and wont be mushy
avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup) - 6
Drain and keep aside on a plate to cool till handleable
- 7
You can reserve the drained water to use for later
- 8
Put the idli steamer on medium heat with a cup water added to it
- 9
Take a bowl, add the dry roasted rice rava, boiled hyacinth beans, chopped curry leaves, chilli, cumin seeds, season with salt and mix well
rice rava(1 cup)avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(1)sprig curry leaves - finely chopped(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 10
To this add 1/2 cup lukewarm water (you can use the stock of water that you cooked the avarekalu in) and mix well
avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup) - 11
The mixture should be crumbly but should hold the shape if pressed tightly between fingers and palm
- 12
Take a small portion of the mixture, and hold it tightly to form a ball
- 13
Likewise, form small balls of kadubu with the rest of the mixture
- 14
Place these kadubu into the steamer, close it with a lid and steam for about 8 minutes on medium high heat or till firm and done
- 15
Serve the Avarekalu Kadubu Recipe (Hyacinth Beans Steamed Dumplings) along with South Indian Coconut Chutney for breakfast along with South Indian Filter Coffee Recipe or as an after school snack for the kids
avarekalu / lilva beans - boiled(1/2 cup)
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