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Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili | Cluster Beans Paruppu Usili Recipe
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Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili Recipe | Cluster Beans Paruppu Usili Recipe

Paruppu Usili is one of the traditional poriyal variety we make. Usili is the cooked and crumbled dal added to vegetables like beans, cluster beans, plantain flower or any even spinach. This is the Cluster Beans Paruppu Usili recipe which is a very tempting and tasty accompaniment for any South Indian Main Course.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Soaking Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 35 minutes
Course: Accompaniment, Poriyal
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 130kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
  • Mixer Grinder
  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 300 gms Cluster Beans
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder

For Grinding

  • ¾ Cup Toor Dal 1 Cup - 250ml
  • ¼ Cup Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • 5 Red Chili
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • a Pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)

For Tempering

  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Split Urad Dal
  • Few Curry leaves

Instructions

Soaking Dal

  • Soak the Dal’s in water over night or in hot boiling water for at least 2 hours.

Grinding Dal

  • Rinse the Dal’s and strain the water and grind it in mixer once along with red chilli, hing and salt without adding water

Making Usili

  • 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 crumble down into smaller pieces.

Tempering Process

  • 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 turmeric powder, salt and sprinkle some water to cook the Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans). We can also cook the cluster beans in pressure cooker and then add the cooked cluster beans directly after seasoning. This will simplify our process further.

Finishing Kothavarangai Usili

  • When the Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans) is cooked completely, add the crumbled Dal mixture and mix it well.

Serving Time

  • The mouth-watering Kothavarangai(Clustered Beans) paruppu usuli is ready to serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5Cup | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g