Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Beans parupu usili

Learnt this from ma. Delicious!

Ingredients
Beans chopped fine 2 cups
Tur dal 1/4 cup
Red chillies 5-6
Chana dal 1/4 cup
Oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves for seasoning
Asafoetida a pinch
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Method
  1. Soak tur dal and chana dal in water for 30 mins. 
  2. Coarsely grind the dals and red chillies with just enough water.
  3. Add salt to taste and asafoetida to the ground paste and steam it for 10-15 mins.
  4. Allow the cooked dal mixture to cool and crumble coarsely with hands.
  5. Cook beans with turmeric powder and salt to taste with just enough water. The beans should be tender.
  6. In a kadai, heat oil, add seasonings and add the beans and cooked dal mixture. Toss it well. The dal and beans should mix thoroughly.
My pa loves it with plain hot rice. :-)

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