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    Chikkudukaya Vepudu with Aloo

    Published: Jul 2, 2007 · Modified: Sep 23, 2020 by Srivalli · 16 Comments

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    Chikkudukaya Vepudu with Aloo is more of a dry dish made with Broad Beans and Potatoes with a typical Indian Masala. This serves both as a side dish for Chapati or along with Rice and dal.

    This is one of the most frequent dishes that Athamma used to make for dinner and I also got into the habit of making it mostly for dinner along with rotis. If I am making it for lunch meal, then its even more sauteed to make a dry curry, while served with rotis, it can be slightly gravy.

    Actually, water is not added to this at all, so you can think of a dry sabzi along with roti. This was one of the initial dishes I shared and though we often make it, I never could take new pictures. Finally, I managed and decided I would do the Redo Old posts just that I share this post again.

    -Updated 25th July 2018

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    How to make Chikkudukaya Vepudu with Aloo

    Chikkudu Kaaya Vepudu can be translated as Indian Broad Beans Fry with Aloo in English. Vepudu means dry saute in Telugu. We make these Vepudus as a side dish for Rice and Dal, or as a side dish for Rotis.

    So typically in Andhra cuisine, different types of powders are used for seasoning, which categorizes them as Andhra Specialties. Amma typically uses Groundnut powder for most of her fries and curries, whereas my Athamma uses Putnala Podi or Fried Gram powder for her cooking. In Tamil Nadu, freshly grated coconut is used for fries, whereas Athamma runs the coconut in a mixer and use it for seasoning. She also at times, grinds green chilies or garlic or cumin seeds along with coconut. It depends on which Vegetable is cooked.

    These seasoning powders are basically used in curries to thicken the gravy. It not only thickens but gives that extra taste to the gravy. All these powders are ground and stored in airtight containers for daily usage.

    Amma makes Chikkudu Kaya very frequently but adds ground nut powder for seasoning. I was also preparing it the same way until hubby dear expressed his dislike towards it. So this vegetable was banned from our list for quite a while until he visited his sister's place and she made this sabzi for Chapattis.

    He came back as a passionate admirer of this veggie with all praises for his sister variation of this dish and wanted me to immediately call her up for the recipe. Now, this has become a regular at home that we make for chapattis.

    Ingredients for Chikkudukaya Vepudu with Aloo

    Chikkudukaya Vepudu with Aloo

    Ingredients Needed:

    250 gms Indian Broad Beans / Chikkudu Kaya
    150 gms Potatoes
    1 big Onions

    For the Paste

    50 gms Coconut
    4 nos Green Chillies

    For Seasoning

    Handful Curry leaves
    1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
    1/4 tsp Urad Dal
    1/4 tsp Chana Dal / Bengal gram

    Method to prepare:

    Cut beans to small pieces. Boil them in water for 10 mins or until its cooked. Little water can be retained. Pressure cook the potatoes for 1 whistle. Peel the skin and cut into pieces.
    Chop Onions, cut coconut and green chilies. Run coconut and green chilies in mixie to get a coarse paste. It shouldn't become paste but coconut should be like grated one.
    Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Then add onions, fry till they are brown in colour.
    Then add coconut-green chilies paste. Fry till its well cooked. Then add the beans and potatoes with salt to taste. Cook on high flame to ensure the water in the beans gets evaporated. The result will be a well mixed veggie with all the spices.
    Serve with Rotis if you cook with little water, else if you make it dry, serve with rice.

    This is served with chapattis. All types of vepudus from different vegetables are known to be eaten along with rice without any gravy dish in few parts of Andhra, but we normally serve this as a side dish along with a gravy dish for rice.

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    Chikkudukaya Vepudu with Aloo

    Chikkudukaya Vepudu with Aloo is more of a dry dish made with Broad Beans and Potatoes with a typical Indian Masala. This serves both as a side dish for Chapati or along with Rice and dal.
    Course Main Dish - Dry Sautes
    Cuisine Andhra Pradesh
    Keyword Everyday Meal, Roti Side Dish
    By Cook Method Stovetop
    Occasion Everyday Meal
    By Diet Vegetarian
    Dish Type Dry Side Dishes
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes minutes
    Servings 4 people
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 250 gms Indian Broad Beans / Chikkudu Kaya
    • 150 gms Potatoes
    • 1 big Onions

    For the Paste

    • 50 gms Coconut
    • 4 nos Green Chillies

    For Seasoning

    • Handful Curry leaves
    • 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
    • 1/4 tsp Urad Dal
    • 1/4 tsp Chana Dal / Bengal gram

    Instructions

    • Cut beans to small pieces. Boil them in water for 10 mins or until its cooked. Little water can be retained. Pressure cook the potatoes for 1 whistle. Peel the skin and cut into pieces.
    • Chop Onions, cut coconut and green chilies. Run coconut and green chilies in mixie to get a coarse paste. It shouldn't become paste but coconut should be like grated one.
    • Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Then add onions, fry till they are brown in colour.
    • Then add coconut-green chilies paste. Fry till its well cooked. Then add the beans and potatoes with salt to taste. Cook on high flame to ensure the water in the beans gets evaporated. The result will be a well mixed veggie with all the spices.
    • Serve with Rotis if you cook with little water, else if you make it dry, serve with rice.
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    Comments

    1. SHANTI BHANU says

      July 02, 2007 at 1:27 pm

      hi i love the dish....it have a rich taste...n ur recipe is too good

      Reply
    2. Srivalli says

      July 02, 2007 at 2:31 pm

      Thanks Shanti..you are welcome

      Reply
    3. Revathi says

      July 03, 2007 at 12:06 am

      Srivalli did u ask me a while ago about the Tamilcuisine and wanting to do one liek that for Telugu recipes ?? I think its u if so can you ping me back if ur still interested with ur questions.

      I was little bit bz at work so couldnot ping u back immd. If its not you never mind this comment 🙂

      Reply
    4. archana says

      July 03, 2007 at 4:23 am

      This is such a simple recipe and looks tasty too.Thanx Srivalli 🙂

      Reply
    5. Srivalli says

      July 03, 2007 at 5:09 am

      Thanks Archana..you are welcome

      Reply
    6. chinathambi says

      April 19, 2010 at 7:51 am

      Nice receipe. keep posting.
      http://chinathambi.blogspot.com

      Reply
    7. Varada says

      July 27, 2018 at 6:42 am

      We use peanut powder as seasoning with many vegetables when making a dry side. So many similarities. Coconut and green chillies sounds tasty too. Must try that sometime.

      Reply
    8. Farah says

      July 27, 2018 at 4:09 pm

      This looks absolutely yum. Such a nice and healthy side for chapathis!

      Reply
    9. vaishalisabnani says

      July 29, 2018 at 5:30 am

      Combining potatoes with beans makes it a lovely combo , somehow I feel it gives more body and flavour to the veggies . The typical south style of tadka too gives it a unique and delicious flavor Lovely side dish .

      Reply
    10. Priya Suresh says

      July 29, 2018 at 4:11 pm

      Love adding potatoes in more of my stir fries, and both broad beans and potatoes works prefect together. Lovely side dish to have with both rice and rotis.

      Reply
    11. harini says

      July 30, 2018 at 1:31 am

      I should try adding potatoes to chikkudukaya. Good one, Valli.

      Reply
    12. cookingwithsapana says

      August 01, 2018 at 7:27 pm

      I normally make dry sabzi with broad beans and potatoes with tomatoes, this version sounds simple yet tasty.

      Reply
    13. code2cook says

      August 02, 2018 at 6:58 am

      a great veggie combo with chapati. I love making beans sabji like that but we do not add curry leaf. love the taste.

      Reply
    14. Shweta Jindal says

      August 04, 2018 at 4:19 am

      I like the simplicity of your recipes !

      Reply
    15. Preeti says

      August 04, 2018 at 5:15 pm

      Love this simple and quick recipe as side dish in everyday meal.

      Reply
    16. chefmireille says

      August 16, 2018 at 10:39 pm

      this simple side dish is perfect to complete any meal

      Reply

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