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title: "Broad Beans / Avarakka / Avarakkai Thoran Recipe"
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date: 2009-07-13
modified: 2015-11-23
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description: "There is a vegetable stall in Little India, Singapore, which I absolutely adore. It has all the \"Indian\" vegetables that I sorely miss and crave for after weeks of eating..."
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# Broad Beans / Avarakka / Avarakkai Thoran Recipe

There is a vegetable stall in Little India, Singapore, which I absolutely adore. It has all the "Indian" vegetables that I sorely miss and crave for after weeks of eating dishes cooked with just French beans and carrots and broccoli. This stall usually has [purple brinjal](https://www.cookingandme.com/2009/05/rhengan-reveya-recipe-gujarati.html), drumstick, drumstick leaves, fresh bunches of *methi* and* pudina* and *kothamalli*.. ahh.. its a true delight to go there every now and then. Once, I saw some fresh *avarakka* (*avarakkai* in Tamil) and I *had* to buy them!

[![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3557697167_f80f916a31.jpg?v=0)](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3557697167_f80f916a31.jpg?v=0)

I made a simple thoran with it, nothing fancy and we both loved it with some rasam and rice!

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> **Avarakkai Thoran Recipe**
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> **Ingredients:** 
> 2 cups stringed and chopped avarakka (leave the seeds in too)
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> 1/2 cup grated coconut (fresh or frozen)
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> 1/2 tsp jeera/jeerakam
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> 2 green chillies, or to taste
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> 4 + 2 shallors
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> A few curry leaves
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> A pinch turmeric powder
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> 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
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> 2 tsp Oil
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> Salt to taste
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> **How to Make Avarakkai Thoran**
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> 1. Cook the chopped avarakka in a closed plan by adding about 1/2 cup water until soft. Make sure you don't have any leftover water by cooking it further with the lid open. Set aside.
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> 2. Grind the coconut with the green chillies, turmeric powder, 2 shallots, jeera, some salt and very little water sprinkled on top.
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> 3. Heat oil and add the mustard seeds. When they pop, add 4 sliced shallots and fry until lightly browned. Then add the ground coconut and fry for 30 seconds.
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> 4. Add the cooked avarakka to this and mix well. Adjust salt. Let it cook on low fire for about 5 mins until there is no more moisture left in the avarakka.

[![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/3558507772_8def9860e7.jpg?v=0)](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/3558507772_8def9860e7.jpg?v=0)

Serve Avarakkai Thoran hot with rice and rasam.