Beans Parupu Usili

Popular "South Indian" recipe

Ingredients

• Beans - 1/2 kg (finely chopped)

Items for Soaking

• Channa Dhal - 2 fistfuls
• Toor Dhal - 1 fistful
• Red Chillies - 4 or as required
• Cumin seeds / jeera - 1/2 teaspoon

Seasoning

• Oil - 1 tablespoon
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
• Hing - 1/4 teaspoon
• Curry leaves - little

Salt - as needed

Method
Step 1- Soaking and Grinding

• Wash and soak channa dhal and toor dhal for 2 hours
• Also soak red chillies and ginger along with the dhal(s)

• Drain water (use it for making rasam) and grind it into a coarse paste

 Step 2 - Steaming

• Steam dhal and beans separately  for 15 minutes.Allow dhal to cool and crumble it

Step 3 - Beans Parupu Usili

• Heat little oil in a kadai and season the ingredients mentioned under "Seasoning"
• Add crumbled dhal mixture (parupu usili) and saute for sometime in low flame.Also add salt required for parupu usili at this stage

• You will notice change in colour

• Add the cooked beans and sprinkle little salt (required for beans).Swirl it once

• Keep it closed for 2 - 3 minutes in a simmer flame

• Beans Parupu Usili is ready

Serve it as a side dish with Vatha Kuzhambu rice / Pacha Mor Kuzhambu RiceSambar rice