When the usual beans curry sounds boring, this usili definitely makes the meal interesting. The addition of lentils to the curry makes it healthier and tastier.
I used:
Beans – 1 cup,chopped and boiled
Toor dhal-less than ½ a cup
Channa dhal- less than ¼ cup
Red chillies – 2
Coconut- 2 tablespoons grated
Salt to taste
Seasoning:
Mustard- 1 teaspoon
Channa dhal/-1 teaspoon
Urad dhal-1/2 a teaspoon
Red chillies – 2
Curry leaves a few
Oil-2 teaspoons
1. Soak chaana dhal and toor dhal for an hour along with red chillies.
2. Drain and grind to a coarse batter. Sprinkle very little water if required.
3. Make small balls of this batter and steam them in a idli steamer for 10-15 minutes
4. Cool ,crumble them and keep aside.
5. Heat a pan and put in the seasonings.
6. When they crackle and dhal turns brown, add the boiled beans, crumbled dhal, coconut and salt.Mix well
7. Cook for a few minutes and remove from heat.
Serve as a side dish.
Bon appetit…
Absolutely tasty one. I just love it. 🙂
Parrupu usili looks very yummy. Using coconut is new to me.
even we make this..perfect wid hot rice n ghee
Really delicious!!!! I love it!
I love the taste dal and beans together, so tasty. I have to make some! 🙂
Delicious! Perfect for this col weather!
Usili with plain rasam rice would be a comfort food. Good one!
My husband's favorite – i make it quite often but I just cook the daal in the pan first covered. Too lazy to pressure cook it and wash another vessel! Looks great!
Wow.. nice one, I make it in a slight different way!.. looks delicious:).. and nice array of pics!!
The beans are so delicious ! Just finished making them and they taste super ! The crumble has a unique flavour , mixing the two makes it nice and healthy besides delicious . Can you believe I have saved some crumble for munching .