Avarekalu bath is one of the most delicious rice varieties that is prepared every year during avarekalu season. People in Karnataka make use of this season and prepare avarekalu recipes every single day. I too started making them after learning from my friends and neighbours. People here make Avarekalu sagu, avarekalu pulao, uppittu, avarekalu sambar, palya, avarekalu huli etc.

Every year, avarekalu mela is conducted at food street in V V puram and in different places of Bangalore during January to March. I have also attended one and relished some of the yummy avarekalu dishes, sweets and snacks from different stalls. I have shared many avarekalu recipes in my blog so far. But I wanted to try this most popular, restaurant style avarekalu rice bath for long time. Finally it happened this year.

This Hyacinth beans rice / Avarekalu rice bath is a simple and quick one pot recipe that can be made in a pressure cooker easily.Its a working women and bachelor friendly recipe. I have used only avarekalu in this recipe. You can also use vegetables like carrot, beans, potato to make it more healthy and colourful.

Lets see how to make this yummy Karnataka style Avarekalu rice bath with step by step pictures.

Check out my other AVAREKALU RECIPES too.

Avarekalu rice bath recipe – Karnataka Avarekalu Bath

Avarekalu rice bath recipe - Karnataka Avarekalu Bath

Avarekalu rice bath recipe – Karnataka style Lilva beans rice

Cuisine: Karnataka

Category: Main course

Serves: 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml

Lilva beans / Hyacinth beans / Avarekalu – 1/2 cup
Sona masoori rice – 1 cup
Water – 2 cups
Cooking oil – 2 tbsp
Bay leaf – 1
Black stone flower – 1
Cardamom – 1
Big onion – 1(finely chopped)
Tomato – 1 (-do-)
Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – as needed

To grind

Coconut – 2 tbsp
Cinnamon – 1
Cloves – 2
Green chilli – 2 to 3
Ginger – 1 inch
Garlic – 5 cloves
Mint leaves – few
Coriander leaves – few

HOW TO MAKE AVAREKALU RICE BATH

Wash and soak Sona masoori water in 2 cups of water.
Grind all the ingredients given under “to grind” to smooth paste.
Heat oil in a cooker. Add bay leaf, cardamom and black stone flower.
Saute onion till transparent. Add tomato and saute till mushy.
Now add the ground masala and saute till mushy.
Lastly add dhania powder, salt and soaked rice with water. Let the water roll boil.
Cover the cooker. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
Open the cooker after the steam is released naturally. Fluff the rice and serve with raita.

METHOD – STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak the Sona masoori rice in 2 cups of water. Set aside. Wash Avarekalu and set aside.

Grind all the ingredients given under “To grind” to a smooth paste. Wash the avarekalu. I have used Hitikida avarekalu ( i.e squeezed ones). You can use whole ones with skin.
Heat oil in a cooker base. Saute bay leaf, cardamom and black stone flower. Saute onion till transparent.

Add tomato and saute till mushy. Then add the ground masala paste and saute for few minutes. Add avarekalu and saute for a minute.

Add soaked rice along with water, coriander powder and salt. Mix well and wait for the water to come to a boil. This helps for the masala to blend with rice else masala floats on top after the rice is cooked. Now cover the cooker with a lid and pressure cook in very low flame for one whistle.

Open the cooker after the steam is released naturally. Fluff the rice gently and serve with raita. Enjoy !

Note

I have used Hitikida avarekalu. You can use whole ones.
For variations, you can add more vegetables like carrot, beans and potato.
For variations, you can saute all the ingredients given under “to grind” in little oil and then grind to smooth paste.

Try this easy, yummy Avarekalu rice bath at home and enjoy !