Beans Paruppu Usili

 By Sukanya Venkataraman 

Usili is a popular South Indian Recipe, served with rice and Mor kozhambu (Dahi Kadi).

Different vegetables can also be used like cluster beans, cabbage and banana flower

Dal used: Toor dal, Chana dal, Urad dal

Ingredients 

 125gms Toor dal- 125 gm

125gms Chana dal - 125 gm 

5-6 Red chillies- 5 to 6

Pinch Hing- pinch

Salt to taste

2tsp Oil

1tsp Mustard seeds

1tsp urad dal

few curry leaves

½ tsp Turmeric powder

250gms Beans 

Method

1. Soak Toor and Chana dal for two hours 

2. Drain the soaked pulses and grind with red chillies, salt and Hing in to a coarse paste adding very little water

3. Steam the paste in idli pan for ten minutes

4. Remove from mould once cooled and crumble it.

5. it can also be put in the mixer to crumble 

6. Keep this mixture ready.

7. In a kadai take 2 spoons of oil - add one spoon of mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add a spoon of urad dal, curry leaves, hing and half teaspoon turmeric powder.

8. Add finely chopped beans and let it cook with salt. 

9. Once the beans are cooked add the crumbled dal mixture and stir well for five minutes and put off the stove.