Beans Paruppu Usili

Let us see in this post, how to make tasty beans paruppusili .It is a dish,  in which chana dal with spices mixed with green beans and stir fried together.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes(Not including soaking time)

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Serves - 2 people.

INGREDIENTS:

Beans - 1/4 kg

Channa dal - 1/3 cup

Dry red chilli - 2 no.s

Salt - as required

Asafoetida powder - as required

Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Onion - 1/4 cup finely chopped

SEASONING:

Oil -2 tablespoon

Mustard - 1 teaspoon

Dry red chilli - 2 no.s 

METHOD:

1. Soak channa dal for 2 hours and drain water. 

2. Now grind the soaked channa dal with 2 no.s of dry red chilli, salt, asafoetida powder without adding any water. Grind in two batches, so that it gets grinded well .

3. Grease with oil on an idly plate. Spread this channa dal paste on the idly plate and steam it in idly cooker for about 10 minutes . Once they are steamed well , allow them to cool down and crumble them in to powder.

4. In a pressure cooker, add 1 teaspoon of oil and also add 2 tablespoon of water. Above that, add washed and chopped green beans . Sprinkle some salt and turmeric powder above it. 

5. Cover with lid. Cook in high flame for 3 whistles. Release the pressure and open the lid. You can see the beans cooked well.

6. In a pan, add some oil. Add mustard seeds and once it crackles, add dry red chilli. Then add onion and fry till they change color.

7. Now add the channa dal powder which you prepared in step 3. Fry it , till they change to golden brown. It may take approximately 7 to 8 minutes.

8. Now add cooked beans to this . Adjust salt according to your taste. Fry for another 5 minutes. Beans paruppusili is ready . This curry goes well with rasam rice !.