Easiest Way to Refreshing Tasty Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili| Cluster-Beans Steamed mixed Lentil

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Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili| Cluster-Beans Steamed mixed Lentil. Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili is a traditional South Indian dish which is a combination of steamed crumbled lentils combined with finely chopped Kothavarangai/Gawar Phali or Cluster beans. This is a dish prepared during festivals or family functions like weddings along with the entire South Indian meal. Paruppu Usili is a dish consisting of ground and steamed lentils are crumbled and added to.

This can be made with beans too.

Though my family is not a big fan of Cluster Beans, we like this Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili very much.

Wash and trim the ends of the kothavarangai (Cluster beans) and chop it fine.

You can have Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili| Cluster-Beans Steamed mixed Lentil using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili| Cluster-Beans Steamed mixed Lentil

1. It’s of Veggie.

2. It’s of cluster beans/ gavar phalli.

3. You need of turmeric.

4. It’s of water.

5. Prepare of For usili.

6. It’s of Toor dal/ split peeled yellow lentils.

7. You need of Chana dal/ split peeled chick pea lentils.

8. It’s of Moong dal/ split peeled green lentils.

9. You need of Dry red chillies.

10. Prepare of Turmeric powder.

11. It’s of Salt.

12. It’s of aesofotida.

13. You need of Tampering.

14. Prepare of Curry leaves.

15. Prepare of Oil.

16. Prepare of Mustard seeds.

Drain the water from the channa dal and place it in a mixie jar.

Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili, one of the traditional usili variety.

Dal is soaked, ground with spices and then crumbled in pan is then added to cooked cluster beans Paruppu Usili is one of the traditional poriyal variety we make.

This is a classic South Indian dish prepared usually with cluster beans (kothvarangai) and regular beans too.

Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili| Cluster-Beans Steamed mixed Lentil instructions

1. Wash and soak all three dals in a bowl for 2 hours, or in hot water for 1&1/2 hours..

2. Clean and wash beans. Finely chop them. Add to a bowl with water and pinch of turmeric and keep in a pressure cooker, with little water in the base. Steam cook till 2 whistles.

3. After soaking the dals, remove all the water and grind them dry, coarsely with hing, turmeric, chillies and salt..

4. Remove in a bowl that fits in a pressure cooker or in a cooker container. Steam cook until 1 whistle..

5. Now lets prepare the Usili. Add oil a non stick pan and add mustard seeds, let splutter, add curry leaves and fry..

6. Now add the steamed dal by breaking it with the spatula. Mix well and let cook in the oil for 3-5 minutes..

7. Add the vegetable and mix well. Cover and let the flavours mix for sometime. This will take another 3-5 minutes..

8. Once the dal looks tender and doesnt stick with each other, it means the dish is ready..

9. Serve hot with steamed rice and vatha kuzhambu..

Many have started making paruppu usili with their favourite vegetables.

This is a quintessentially South Indian dish which features regularly in the lunch platter.

Paruppu Usili is a traditional South Indian (Tamil Brahmin) dish which is prepared with lentils.

It is a very healthy dish as it has lentils and is steam cooked.

Today we will learn how to make Cluster beans (kothavarangai) paruppu usili following this easy recipe.