Beans Paruppu Usili

Ingredients

Beans - 11/4 cup (washed,  edges trimmed and chopped into desired shape) 

Channa dal - 1/4cup 

Red chillies - 3 (adjust to taste)

Asafetida /hing - 1/4teaspoon 

Salt 

To temper

Oil 

Mustard seeds - 1/2teaspoon

Ural dal - 1teaspoon

Turmeric powder - 1/4teaspoon 

Method

Soak the channa dal for at least 11/2 hours. 

Wash, trim the edges of the beans, cut them into desired shape. (I am bored of regular cutting, so tried some different shape! :))

Microwave the beans with enough water and salt for 6-7 minutes, stopping the microwave few time, and mixing the veggie. Once beans are cooked, filter the excess water and keep it aside. 

Now take the soaked dal, red chillies, hing and salt (just enough for the dal) and grind it into a coarse paste. 

Transfer the dal paste into a greased microwavable dish, flatten it. Microwave it for 4-5 minutes or until the dal is well cooked. (alternatively, you can steam the dal paste in idli pot too)

Once the dal paste cools down, put it into a mixer and pulse it.

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, let them pop up. Then add the urad dal, fry until it turns golden in color. Add the curry leaves and turmeric powder.

Now add the pulsed cooked dal mixture and stir it.

Add the cooked beans to the dal after few minutes and mix it gently.

Cook on medium flame until the dal mixture and the veggie gets combined. Check for the salt and put off the flame.

Yummy beans paruppu usili is ready to serve. Goes well with mor kuzhambu/ vat kuzhambu etc.