Paruppu Usili

Paruppu Usili, lentil crumbed and mixed with beans & carrot. Popular South Indian curry served with Mor Kuzhambu / Buttermilk kuzhambu.


Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• Beans - 15
• Carrot - 2
• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Red chilly - 3
• Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - 2 strand
• Cilantro - handful
• Salt - to taste
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 2 tsp

Method:

1. Soak toor dal in water for 2 hrs and drain
2. Chop beans, carrot and set aside
3. Grind soaked dal, red chilly, salt, asafoetida, curry leaves (1 strand) and cilantro coarsely
4. Take 2 separators that will fit in a pressure cooker
5. In one separator, add chopped veggies with 1/2 cup water, salt and turmeric powder
6. Grease oil on second separator and add ground dal mix
7. Pressure cook for 1 whistle
8. Heat pan, add oil and fry mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves(1 strand)
9. Now crumble and add dal mix and fry for few mins 
10. Strain water and add boiled veggies to the dal and mix well
11. Serve with white rice and Mor kuzhambu

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