Broad Beans (Avarakkai/Papdi)

Farm-Fresh Broad Beans (Avarakkai) — flat, tender pods picked young on our own Tamil Nadu farm and delivered across Chennai.

Key Benefits

• Grown on our own farm without synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilisers.
• Naturally contains dietary fibre and plant protein.
• Naturally contains folate, iron and potassium.
• Picked young, while the pod is still flat and tender rather than bulging and stringy.
• A staple of everyday Tamil cooking — the avarakkai of poriyal and kootu.

Traditional Tamil Uses

• Avarakkai poriyal with grated coconut
• Avarakkai kootu with moong or chana dal
• Avarakkai sambar and kuzhambu
• Avarakkai usili — with crumbled steamed dal
• In mixed vegetable curries and avial

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate unwashed in a perforated cover or paper bag.
• Best quality within 4–5 days of delivery.
• Do not wash before storing — trapped moisture spoils the pods.
• String and chop only just before cooking.
• Discard any pod that has turned yellow or leathery.

Certifications & Compliance

• FSSAI licensed food business — licence number displayed in our website footer.
• Grown without synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilisers.
• Organic certification: PGS-India / NPOP (certificate available on request).