Green Beans Lentil Usili Recipe - Iyengar Style
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped, gingelly oil, mustard seeds. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Green Beans Paruppu Usili Recipe, soak the toor dal in water for about 1 hour
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 2
Once the dal is soaked until soft; drain the excess water
- 3
Into a food processor/mixer, add in the toor dal, turmeric powder and dried red chillies and blend to make a coarse mixture
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup)dry red chillies(4)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 4
You want the Paruppu Usili to have a coarse texture when steamed
- 5
Grease the steamer plates or idli plates with a oil and spoon the ground paruppu usili mixture into the steamer plates
- 6
Place the filled steamer plates into the steamer and steam for 10 minutes on high heat
- 7
Once steamed, turn off the heat and keep aside and allow it to cool
- 8
Once the cooled, transfer to a large mixing bowl and crumble the steamed paruppu - this mixture is called the paruppu usili (crumbled dal)
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 9
Keep this aside
- 10
The next step is to cook the green beans
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 11
In a pressure cooker, add the chopped green beans along with 2 tablespoons of water
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 12
Sprinkle in a little salt
salt - to taste - 13
Pressure cook the green beans for 2 whistles on high heat, turn off the heat and run the pressure cooker under water to release pressure immediately
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 14
The beans will be cooked perfectly without loss of colour and nutrition
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 15
Place a wok or kadai on medium heat and add a teaspoon of oil
- 16
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and urad dal and allow it to crackle and the dal to turn golden brown
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 17
After the seeds have crackled, add asafoetida, the curry leaves and the steamed paruppu usili and mix thoroughly
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(2)asafoetida (hing)(1/2 teaspoon) - 18
Saute the dal in the oil for a good 3 to 4 minutes until it gets a perfect crumbly texture
- 19
Once you have a good texture, stir in the green beans and turn off the heat
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 20
Check the salt and adjust to taste accordingly
salt - to taste - 21
Serve Green Beans Paruppu Usili along with Sundakkai / Manathakkali Kai Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe and Steamed Rice for a weekday meal
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams)
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Green Beans Lentil Usili Recipe - Iyengar Style
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped, gingelly oil, mustard seeds. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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21 steps- 1
To begin making the Green Beans Paruppu Usili Recipe, soak the toor dal in water for about 1 hour
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 2
Once the dal is soaked until soft; drain the excess water
- 3
Into a food processor/mixer, add in the toor dal, turmeric powder and dried red chillies and blend to make a coarse mixture
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup)dry red chillies(4)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 4
You want the Paruppu Usili to have a coarse texture when steamed
- 5
Grease the steamer plates or idli plates with a oil and spoon the ground paruppu usili mixture into the steamer plates
- 6
Place the filled steamer plates into the steamer and steam for 10 minutes on high heat
- 7
Once steamed, turn off the heat and keep aside and allow it to cool
- 8
Once the cooled, transfer to a large mixing bowl and crumble the steamed paruppu - this mixture is called the paruppu usili (crumbled dal)
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 9
Keep this aside
- 10
The next step is to cook the green beans
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 11
In a pressure cooker, add the chopped green beans along with 2 tablespoons of water
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 12
Sprinkle in a little salt
salt - to taste - 13
Pressure cook the green beans for 2 whistles on high heat, turn off the heat and run the pressure cooker under water to release pressure immediately
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 14
The beans will be cooked perfectly without loss of colour and nutrition
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 15
Place a wok or kadai on medium heat and add a teaspoon of oil
- 16
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and urad dal and allow it to crackle and the dal to turn golden brown
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 17
After the seeds have crackled, add asafoetida, the curry leaves and the steamed paruppu usili and mix thoroughly
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(2)asafoetida (hing)(1/2 teaspoon) - 18
Saute the dal in the oil for a good 3 to 4 minutes until it gets a perfect crumbly texture
- 19
Once you have a good texture, stir in the green beans and turn off the heat
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams) - 20
Check the salt and adjust to taste accordingly
salt - to taste - 21
Serve Green Beans Paruppu Usili along with Sundakkai / Manathakkali Kai Vathal Kuzhambu Recipe and Steamed Rice for a weekday meal
green beans (french beans) - finelt chopped(200 grams)
Rate this recipe
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