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Pachai Mochai Poriyal Avara Kottai Poriyal

June 24, 2013 By Sangeetha Priya 26 Comments

Pachai Mochai Avara Kottai Poriyal Video Recipe
Pachai Mochai Poriyal

Pachai Mochai Poriyal : In India Raw or fresh mochai (pachai mochai) is seasonal, they have the shortest season of all beans. They last hardly 3 months in a year probably from December to Feb. This beans called by other names like Field Beans, Val Beans / Naatu avarakottai/ Mochai kottai / Pachai Mochai/ Mochakkaai/ Chikkudukaya (In Telugu). They are cooked in many ways either stir fried / Pachai avara kottai Poriyal or cooked with other vegetables in pulikulambu or make delicious dal out of fresh beans we call it as Piduku Paruppu Kulambu. Amma preserved the fresh beans in freezer for couple of months (You can do the same) after knowing that we go for vacation and when we went there

Pachai Mochai with it shells from my garden, look how fresh they are 🙂

in April for vacation she made this pachai avara kottai poriyal stir fry, so thought of sharing this recipe with you all. But unfortunately I don’t have the beans with shell picture, will upload when I capture it in the forthcoming season 🙂

While typing this post I never thought that I would grow beans in my backyard garden and update this good old post. It all happened like magic and I am thankful to my backyard neighbor who gave this seed. Seriously for a gardener the aroma of fresh garden yields (above picture) is better than anything in the world. Don’t you agree?

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Mochai Flower and Plant

Also if you are gardener looking for ideas to grow this beans in your garden, here are some tips. Will add detailed videos about this plant in near future.

1. The Mochai plant needs cool temperature to yield veggies.
2. Sow seeds in peak warm temperature and it flowers while temperature drops.
3. There are bush and pole bean varieties (bush doesn’t grow taller where as pole bean definitely needs trellis.
4. Flowers are white for mochai but other avarakkai (country beans may be white or purple in color).
5. Just touch and feel whether the fresh beans inside the shells are matured enough to pick.
6. Last but not least if bunny or any animal trims or eats the plant it survives/thrives back but it wont give good yield like the untouched healthy plant.
Pachai Mochai with it shells from Mom’s garden
Old Picture taken at hometown with mom preparation

*  You can try with Fresh/Raw Broad Beans/ Hyacinth Beans / Fava beans

Pachai Mochai Poriyal Preparation

  • Pressure cook the fresh beans with necessary water for 1-2 whistles (Depends on the size and texture but don’t make it mushy).
  • Start tempering mustard/chana and urad dhal in hot oil over a wide open pan.
  • When dals turn golden brown add chopped onion, chili powder or sambar powder or whole chilis, curry leaves, turmeric and hing.
  • Now add cooked beans, salt and shredded coconut.
  • When the moisture goes off, remove from heat.
  • This stir fry goes well with any dal / sambar/ kuzhambu, rasam and rice combo 🙂

Pachai Mochai Poriyal Ingredients

*Fresh Field Beans / Lima Beans / Mochai – 1.25 Cups (refer notes)
Onion – 1 Number
Curry Leaves – Few
Turmeric Powder – 1/4tsp
Hing/Asafoetida – 1/4tsp
Green or Red Chili – 1-2 Numbers (Replace with Red chili/Sambar powder – 1/2tsp)
Shredded Coconut – 1/4 Cup

Other Ingredients to temper

Mustard Seeds – 1/8tsp
Chana Dhal – 1/2 Tbsp
Urad dhal – 1/2 Tbsp
Oil – 1 Tbsp

Video Tutorial

Notes

  1. You can try this recipe with dried avara kottai / mochai / val beans.
  2. In that case soak it overnight or 8 hours, pressure cook for 3-4 whistles and follow the same above method.
  3. Another recipe with dried mochai / lima beans is available HERE.
Pachai Mochai Poriyal
Served with PalaKottai Kaara Kuzhambu
Vendakkai Mor Kuzhambu
Carrot Peanut Salad
Boiled Rice
Butter and Appalam
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Pachai Mochai Poriyal
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
 

Learn to make healthy and easy stir fry using Fresh/Raw Mochai

Course: Poriyal, Stir Fry
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 People
Author: Sangeetha Priya
Ingredients
  • *Fresh Field Beans / Lima Beans / Mochai – 1.25 Cups refer notes
  • Onion – 1 Number
  • Curry Leaves – Few
  • Turmeric Powder – 1/4tsp
  • Hing/Asafoetida – 1/4tsp
  • Green or Red Chili – 1-2 Numbers Replace with Red chili/Sambar powder – 1/2tsp
  • Shredded Coconut – 1/4 Cup
Other Ingredients to temper
  • Mustard Seeds – 1/8tsp
  • Chana Dhal – 1/2 Tbsp
  • Urad dhal – 1/2 Tbsp
  • Oil – 1 Tbsp
Instructions
  1. Pressure cook the fresh beans with necessary water for 1-2 whistles (Depends on the size and texture but don’t make it mushy).
  2. Start tempering mustard/chana and urad dhal in hot oil over a wide open pan.
  3. When dals turn golden brown add chopped onion, chili powder or sambar powder or whole chilis, curry leaves, turmeric and hing.
  4. Now add cooked beans, salt and shredded coconut.
  5. When the moisture goes off, remove from heat.
  6. This stir fry goes well with any dal / sambar/ kuzhambu, rasam and rice combo 🙂
Recipe Notes
  1. You can try this recipe with dried avara kottai / mochai / val beans.
  2. In that case soak it overnight or 8 hours, pressure cook for 3-4 whistles and follow the same above method.
  3. Another recipe with dried mochai / lima beans is available HERE.

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  1. Navaneetham Krishnan

    July 5, 2013 at 11:47 am

    This is a must for us with rice. Its a lovely side dish with the nutty, spicy and aromatic fragrant from curry leaves. I just anything with such flavors and curry leaves are also my fav herb.

    Reply
  2. Shanthi

    July 5, 2013 at 7:01 am

    Nice one . Tempting and wonderful. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj

    June 27, 2013 at 10:11 am

    Simple n delicious stir fry, i love this with dal rice..

    Reply
  4. Veena Theagarajan

    June 26, 2013 at 11:46 pm

    my fav vegetable..looks yumm

    Reply
  5. Sona - quick picks/pick quicks

    June 26, 2013 at 9:00 am

    yummy poriyal..great for white rice. and hey ! feel free to drop by my space too when you get the time. just posted on some handy parenting tips to "sane motherhood" on my "pick quicks" blog. Hope you will be a follower there as well. lets stay connected, beyond the kitchen.

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  6. Sangeetha M

    June 26, 2013 at 1:56 am

    My mom's fav one Sangee, its been ages i had this but make the same stir fry with Avarakkai 🙂 looks yummy!

    Reply
  7. Priya Suresh

    June 25, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    Been ages i had this much fresh broad beans,missing it badly here..love this health stir fry.

    Reply
  8. Manjula Bharath

    June 25, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    thats an delicious looking and healthy fry dear 🙂

    Reply
  9. PT

    June 25, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    delicious stir fry da.. perfect with rasam rice..

    Reply
  10. Shabbu

    June 25, 2013 at 10:20 am

    Yummy and nice recipe..

    Reply
  11. Sebeena Loyd

    June 25, 2013 at 9:25 am

    love this

    Reply
  12. Vidya Chandrahas

    June 25, 2013 at 6:10 am

    This looks so yumm..really tempting stir fry.

    Reply
  13. Niru

    June 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    Made me nostalgic….my fav one

    Reply
  14. divya

    June 24, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    yummy n tempting dish…

    Reply
  15. Asha Shivakumar

    June 24, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    I remember my grandma sitting and peeling it religiously. They were such a regular in our household. Looks good.

    Reply
  16. Divya Pramil

    June 24, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    Delectable stir fry looks too good 🙂

    Reply
  17. Chitz

    June 24, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    Wow.. Tempting dish.. Looks soo yum 🙂

    Reply
  18. Sahasra Recipes

    June 24, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    My fav beans. Tempting me.

    Reply

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