Green Beans Paruppu Usili
Green beans with a steamed lentil crumble
Ingredients
- 200 grams green beans chopped (around 2 cups)
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
For the dal / lentil mixture
- ¼ cup toor dal / pigeon peas
- ¼ cup chana dal / kadalai paruppu
- 2 dry red chillies
- ¼ tsp asafoetida / hing
- Salt to taste
To temper
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp split urad dal
- 2 dry red chillies
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- A pinch of asafoetida / hing
Instructions
- Wash the dals together and soak them along with the red chillies for 30 minutes. Drain well and let them rest in a colander for 15-20 minutes.
- Grind the dals, red chillies, asafoetida, salt to a coarse mixture. Do not add any water to grind.
- Boil water in a idli pot or steamer. Spread the dal mixture on greased idli plate or steamer plate and steam for 5-6 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Once cool, remove from plates and crumble them with hands. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once it splutters, add urad dal, red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
- Once the dal turns golden, add the beans, turmeric powder, salt and combine well. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes or until beans is cooked.
- Now add the crumbled dal mixture and combine well with the beans. Fry for 3-4 minutes and remove from heat.
Notes
- The moisture from the dals in enough to grind it, so do not add any water.
- You can also grind the steamed dal mixture in a mixer instead of crumbling with hands, if you want smaller and finer lentil crumbles.