Friday, 2 October 2009

Clustered Beans Lentil Crumble / Kothavarangai Paruppu Usuli

Kothavarangai Paruppu UsuliParuppu Usuli is a traditional brahmin recipe. It is dhal crumbles on the vegetable like Kothavarangai (clustered Beans) or a beans. This dhal crumbles gives a wonderful flavor to this curry. This will go very well with Moor Kuzhambu.

Ingredients:

Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans)1/2 Kg
SaltTo Taste


For Seasoning:
Oil1 Teaspoon
Mustard Seeds1 Teaspoon
Urdhal1 teaspoon


For Grinding:
Thurdal3/4 cup
Channa Dal1/4 Cup
SaltTo Taste
HingA Pinch
Red Chilli2


Method:
  • Soak the Dal's in water over night or for at least 2 hours
  • Finely chop the Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans) and keep it aside
  • Rinse the Dal's and strain the water and grind it in mixer once along with red chilli, hing and salt
  • The ground mixture should not be so smooth.
  • Heat the oil in the pan, and add the ground paste and keep the flame in low
  • Allow the ground paste to cook in oil and it will broke down into smaller pieces.
  • In a separate pan, heat some oil and add mustard seeds when the oil is hot.
  • When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add the urdhal and fry till it turns into golden brown color.
  • To this add chopped Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans) along with salt and sprinkle some water to cook the Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans)
  • When the Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans) is cooked completely, add the broken Dal mixture and mix it well
  • The mouth-watering Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans) paruppu usuli is ready to serve.
  • Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans) paruppu usuli is a very good side dish for Moorkuzhambu.Kothavarangai Paruppu Usuli


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