Indian field beans (Avarekalu) acquires lot of importance in Karanataka in the winter season. It is good in taste and many varieties of the dishes and cuisine are prepared with this bean. Here is one the curry with chicken prepared by adding beans which is peeled and soaked in water and then removing the skin of the bean(Hitikida Avarekalu), which gives a special taste and flavour to the curry, which goes good with rice, roti, poori, akki roti, chapathi and raggi mudde.

Preparation time – 20 min

Cooking time – 20 min

Serves – 4 to 6.

Ingredients: For seasoning with chicken

Chicken – 1 kg

Soaked and peeled Indian field bean(Hitikida Avarekalu) – 1 cup

Onion – 1 medium(chopped)

Coriander leaves – 1 bunch (chopped)

Mint leaves (pudina) – 1 bunch (chopped)

Fenugreek leaves – 1 bunch ( chopped).

Dill leaves – 1 bunch ( chopped).

Ingredients: to grind 

Coconut (grated ) – 1 cup

Onion – 2 medium (cut into medium pieces)

Ginger – 1 inch

Garlic – 10 cloves

Cinnamon – 3 nos

Cloves – 4 nos

Coriander powder – 1 1/2 tbs

Chili powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Poppy seeds – 1 tsp

Salt to taste.

Oil to fry

How to prepare or make chicken curry with Indian field beans –

Take a pressure cooker pan heat it by adding oil, when oil is hot add chopped onion, when onion becomes translucent add chopped herbs and fry till you get the fresh aroma. Then add Indian field beans (Hitikida averakalu) stir fry.

Add chicken pieces into it and mix altogether add salt to taste and cook the chicken till the water evaporates fully.

Take a mixer jar add the ingredients to grind for masala as shown in the picture above, make a paste of it.

Add the prepared masala to the chicken and mix properly by adding water to it.

Pressure cook one whistle, when the cooker is cool bring the curry to boil for 5 to 8 minutes.

Curry is ready to be served.