Avarekalu ( Egyiptian beans, Lablab, Val), a winter vegetable, found in abundance in Bangalore during Dec/Jan/Feb. It is a hot favorite among the Kannadigas and during the avarekai season - be it breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks its avarekai all the way- avarekai uppitu, avarekai rotti, avarekaiI dose, avarekai rice, avarekai huli and the list goes on…. Nowadays avarekai is available throughout the year but its in winter that the sogadu (taste) of the avarekai is most pronounced .
I had Avarebele Masala Vada at my friend Saraswathi’s house. The vadas were so good that they just vanished from the plate in no time. I tried out her recipe couple of days ago and the vadas came out crisp and tasty and is extremely easy to prepare.