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Beans Usili Recipe
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Beans Usili Recipe

Beans paruppu Usili Recipe
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time2 hours
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Tamilnadu cuisine
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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Ingredients

for the dal crumble

  • 1 cup chana dal
  • 1 no green chilli
  • 2 no red chilli
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp coconut pieces
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 pinch asafoetida
  • salt o taste
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

for the stir fry

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp soaked chana dal
  • 1 cup beans - finely chopped
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • firstly, soak the chana dal/kadalai paruppu for an hour minimum
  • drain and add it in a blender/bowl along with green chilli, red chilli,curry leaves,coconut pieces,salt, asafoetida,turmeric powder,cumin seeds
  • Grind it to a coarse paste without adding water. 
  • take portions of the dal mixture and steam cook in idli pan until it is firm. Take it out and crumble them finely once it is warm enough to handle
  • keep it aside until use.
  • Now, heat a pan and add oil to it. splutter mustard seeds
  • when it crackles, add the soaked chana dal(optional) ,finely chopped beans. ,turmeric powder, salt and water for the beans to get cooked
  • close and cook until it is done. 
  • open and fry until no water is left
  • lastly, add the crumbled dal mixture and mix well until well combined. break out the large pieces if any.
  • serve hot with rice and curry