Chikudu Kaya Karam (Broad Beans Fry)

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Chikudukaya Karam(Broad bean Curry)

You will love this dish. It is one of my favourites. it tastes yummy with rice and ghee. It is a very nutritious vegetable providing A,C and iron and also high in fiber and proteins. 

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, South
Keyword Broad bean curry
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3

Ingredients

  • 15 Green Chilis
  • 1/4 kg Chikudu (broad bean seeds)
  • 11/2 Onions
  • 1 tbsp curd
  • 6 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tsp Coconut Powder optional
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 7 tsp Oil

Instructions

  1. Grind green chilies with little salt and keep aside,

  2. Also grind the seeds and onion they should become small pieces not like a paste.

  3. Now take a pan add oil add seasoning(cummin and mustard seeds 1/4 tsp each, urad and channa dal 1 tsp each 8 curry leaves) when they start to splutter add the ground paste( the chilli paste and the onion and broad bean seeds paste and fry for 5 minutes.

  4. Add salt turmeric and pour 3/4 glass water and cook with the lid closed stir occasionally. It might take 10 to 15 minutes for the paste to cook properly.

  5. Now add curd and cook for another 5 minutes. Now add the garlic and coriander powder(they both should be blended in the blender) and fry till the curry loses its raw taste and gives out a nice smell. The curry should be like keema.

  6. Switch off and serve with hot rice.