Recipe card for Avarekalu Pulav/ Hyacinth beans pulav:

Preparation Time : 15 mins 

Cooking Time: 35 mins - 40 mins

Serves:

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Ingredients:

• 1 big onions chopped

• 1 1/4 cup avarekalu/hyacinth bean  

• 1 big tomatoes chopped

• 2 handful mint leaves chopped

• 1 medium potatoes chopped 

• 10 green chillies slit

• 10 cloves garlic chopped 

• 1 inch grated ginger

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 cup rice 

• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder

• 1.5 tsp coriander powder

• 1/4 tsp pepper powder

• salt (as per taste)

• 3 cups water

• 1 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tbsp oil 

• 1 tbsp ghee

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Instruction:

1. Heat oil and ghee in a cooker.

2. Splutter some mustard seeds.

3. Add ginger, garlic, green chilly, onions and saute till transulent.

4. Add mint leaves and fry for a minute.

5. Add tomatoes, potatoes and fry for 2 mins.

6. Add all the spice powders: garam masala powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, salt and mix well.

7. Now add on avarekalu/hyacinth beans and salt,  mix well.

8. Add rinsed rice and saute for 5 mins till the moist has gone.   

9. Finally add water and stir well.

10. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.

11. Release the pressure and mix the rice gently.

12. Serve hot with curd raita. 

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