cluster beans usili ( kotthavarangai) recipe
1/2 cup thoorum paruppu (thur dal)
Handful kadla paruppu (channa dal)
2 red chillies
1 green chilli
pinch of asafoetida
Pinch of turmeric powder
2 cups chopped cluster beans
2 T oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 red chillies
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Wash and soak the dals for 3-4 hours.
2. Remove the ends of the cluster beans (called kotthavarangai in Tamil) and any other fibrous parts. Chop them into small pieces. Cook them in a cup of water to which turmeric and salt has been added. This is take 8-10 minutes depending on how tender the beans are. Try and take only as much water as is needed to cook the beans so that you don't have to throw away any water in the end. Keep this aside.
Cooked Cluster beans
3.Drain the dals well. Take the dals, 2 red chillies and one green chilli with some sea salt, a pinch of turmeric and asafoetida in a mixer. Rough grind the above. Don't make too smooth a paste.
4.In a steamer / cooker without whistle steam the above mixture for about 10 minutes. Once cooled, crumble it well with your hands.
5.In a pan, heat 2 T of oil. Crackle the mustard seeds in the oil, add the 2 chillies. Then, add the crumbled usili and saute till it turns golden brown. This is the paruppu-usili. This will take around over 5 minutes.
Sauted Usili
6. Add the cooked clusterbeans to this and saute for another 2-3 minutes. You may add a tsp of curry powder to this for added taste. But it tastes great even without it.
Note:
You can similarly make carrot-usili/ French Beans Usili.
If you don't mind using a little more oil, you can omit Step 4-ie. Steaming and add the ground mixture in 5-6 Tbsp of oil and keep sauteing and breaking up with the spatula until it gets cooked and crispy
Handful kadla paruppu (channa dal)
2 red chillies
1 green chilli
pinch of asafoetida
Pinch of turmeric powder
2 cups chopped cluster beans
2 T oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 red chillies
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Wash and soak the dals for 3-4 hours.
2. Remove the ends of the cluster beans (called kotthavarangai in Tamil) and any other fibrous parts. Chop them into small pieces. Cook them in a cup of water to which turmeric and salt has been added. This is take 8-10 minutes depending on how tender the beans are. Try and take only as much water as is needed to cook the beans so that you don't have to throw away any water in the end. Keep this aside.
Cooked Cluster beans
3.Drain the dals well. Take the dals, 2 red chillies and one green chilli with some sea salt, a pinch of turmeric and asafoetida in a mixer. Rough grind the above. Don't make too smooth a paste.
4.In a steamer / cooker without whistle steam the above mixture for about 10 minutes. Once cooled, crumble it well with your hands.
5.In a pan, heat 2 T of oil. Crackle the mustard seeds in the oil, add the 2 chillies. Then, add the crumbled usili and saute till it turns golden brown. This is the paruppu-usili. This will take around over 5 minutes.
Sauted Usili
6. Add the cooked clusterbeans to this and saute for another 2-3 minutes. You may add a tsp of curry powder to this for added taste. But it tastes great even without it.
Note:
You can similarly make carrot-usili/ French Beans Usili.
If you don't mind using a little more oil, you can omit Step 4-ie. Steaming and add the ground mixture in 5-6 Tbsp of oil and keep sauteing and breaking up with the spatula until it gets cooked and crispy
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