BEANS PARUPPU USILI

INGREDIENTS:

Beans - 200g
Toor dhal - 50g
Bengal gram/Channa dhal - 2 tsp
Red chilly - 1
Green Chilly - 1
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 leaflet
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt

METHOD:
1. Soak Toor dhal and Bengal gram for 30 minutes, drain the water and grind little coarsely along with chillies and  required salt.
2. Steam the dhal in an idly plate/steamer, crumble it with hands or use a mixer.
3. Chop the beans, add turmeric and salt and cook until soft adding the needed water and drain the water completely.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, cumin, after it splutters add urad dhal, curry leaves and asafoetida.
5. Add the crumbled dhal and saute till the raw smell of the dhal goes off.
6. Add Beans and mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Tasty Beans Paruppu Usili is ready.
8. It is an apt side dish for Rice with Kara Kozhumbu or Rice with Morkuzhumbu.

Note:

• Instead of Beans, other vegetables like Lady's finger, Vazhapoo, and Kothavarangai can be used.