Makes about 3 servings
This is my dear husband's all time favorite. Given below is one of the many Usili recipes. For another variation please check my other post: Broccoli Paruppu Usili
- Soak a little more than 1/4 cup of Chana dhal for 3 hrs in water
- Grind the drained dhal with 1 green chilly, 1 red chilly, little salt, pinch of hing to a not so coarse - not so smooth paste
- Chop the kothavarakai (cluster beans) into quarter inch pieces (about 2 cups) and cook them in very little water along with little salt.
- While it cooks, steam the dhal paste in a idly vessel or steamer for about 10 mins
- Break the steamed dhal into tiny chunks
- In a pan heat 2 tsp of oil and season with 1tsp of mustard seeds and a bit of hing
- When the seeds splutter, add the broken chunks of dhal and roast it on low flame for 2 to 3 mins
- Add the cooked and drained beans and stir continuously for another 5 mins or so
- Add one or two tsp of oil as and when needed
- Delicious paruppu usili is ready
- You can use other bean varieties too to make this usili
- Serve with more kulambu or sambar
Hi, Can you let me know how many oz or ml is a cup?
ReplyDeleteI think it is 8oz (250 ml).
ReplyDelete(If they have changed it now, then nobody informed me. ;-) just kidding. )
:) For cooking using your recipe what u think a cup's measurement is a big deal for me :P
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