Paruppu Usili

Paruppu Usili- cluster beans


This is a Tamil Brahmin favourite and goes very well with rasam as well as vettha kuzhambu. The main ingredients are cluster beans with tuvar dal.  

Kothavarangai-Cluster beans

Ingredients

• Cluster beans beans – 1 cup chopped fine.
• Tuvar dal (tuvaram parippu) – 3/4 cup
• Channa dal (kadala parippu) – 1/4 cup
• Dried red chillies – 2 to 3
• Hing/asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder – a pinch
• Salt – to taste

For tempering

• 1 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1 tsp. urad dal
• Oil- 2-3 tbsps.

 Method of preparation

• Soak tuvar dal and channa dal in water for  2 hours.
• Cook the chopped cluster beans in  a pressure cooker. One whistle and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Grind the dals, dried red chillies, hing, turmeric powder and 3/4 tsp salt coarsely with minimum water.
• Take the ground paste out and make it into medium sized balls.
• Place in idli moulds and steam the dal balls for 10 to 15 minutes. (test with toothpick to see if done).
• Transfer the dal balls into a plate and crumble it  like bread crumbs.

• Pour oil in the kadai and temper with mustard seeds and urad dal.
• Add the cooked cluster beans and salt when the mustard seeds splutter.
• Stir fry and add the crumbled dal balls and stir well.
• Close the kadai and cook for a few minutes.

Paruppu usuli-ready to serve