Vj loves usili. Its one of the first dishes I cooked for him back in the initial days after coming to US. Usili is made with other combos too. Eg, Capsicum, Cluster beans. But French beans remains the evr classic paruppuusili.
Ingredients
serves 2
French Beans- 1.5 cup, cut into 1" pieces and par boiled in boiling water for 3 mins
Toor dal / tuvaram paruppu - 1/2 cup
Channa dal / kadala paruppu - 1 tbsp
Urad dal / Ulutham paruppu - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dried red chillies - 3 to 4
Hing/asafoetida (kayam) - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Oil - 2-3 tbsp
Salt - to taste
How to make it
Wash and soak the toor dal and channa dal (you can put them together) for about 1 hour
Once soft, grind this coarsely with red chillies, turmeric, some salt and hing and as little water as possible (Sprinkle a few drops so the mixture comes together a bit).
The next step is to cook this dal mixture with the asparagus. Its really that simple. There are different ways to cook the dal.
Pour copious amounts of oil (you need atleast 3-4 tbsp) into a pan and stir-fry the dal mixture. This will take anywhere between 7-10 minutes
Once the dal mixture breaks into small pieces and is not sticky anymore, empty it into a cup and keep it aside.
In the same pan, pour required oil, add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add urad dal.
Add the beans. Once its cooked add the fried dal mixture and keep it for about 5 mins. Check on salt
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