Recipe: At Home 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.
Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili is a popular South Indian side dish made with kothavarangai/cluster beans and lentils.
It is mostly served in South Indian marriages.
This can be made with beans too.
You can cook Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili| Cluster-Beans Steamed mixed Lentil using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili| Cluster-Beans Steamed mixed Lentil
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It’s of Veggie.
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It’s 250 grams of cluster beans/ gavar phalli.
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You need Pinch of turmeric.
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It’s 2-3 teaspoon of water.
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You need of For usili.
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Prepare 1/2 cup of Toor dal/ split peeled yellow lentils.
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You need 1/2 cup of Chana dal/ split peeled chick pea lentils.
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You need 1/4 cup of Moong dal/ split peeled green lentils.
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Prepare 3-4 of Dry red chillies.
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Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of Turmeric powder.
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It’s To taste of Salt.
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You need Pinch of aesofotida.
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You need of Tampering.
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Prepare 10/12 of Curry leaves.
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Prepare 2-3 tablespoons of Oil.
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You need 1 tsp of Mustard seeds.
Though my family is not a big fan of Cluster Beans, we like this Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili very much.
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.
Paruppu usili is a traditional tamil brahmin curry variety had with rice and gravy.
Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili| Cluster-Beans Steamed mixed Lentil instructions
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Wash and soak all three dals in a bowl for 2 hours, or in hot water for 1&1/2 hours..
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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.
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After soaking the dals, remove all the water and grind them dry, coarsely with hing, turmeric, chillies and salt..
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Remove in a bowl that fits in a pressure cooker or in a cooker container. Steam cook until 1 whistle..
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Now lets prepare the Usili. Add oil a non stick pan and add mustard seeds, let splutter, add curry leaves and fry..
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Now add the steamed dal by breaking it with the spatula. Mix well and let cook in the oil for 3-5 minutes..
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Add the vegetable and mix well. Cover and let the flavours mix for sometime. This will take another 3-5 minutes..
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Once the dal looks tender and doesnt stick with each other, it means the dish is ready..
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Serve hot with steamed rice and vatha kuzhambu..
Lentils are soaked, ground and steamed then crumbled and mixed with boiled veggie in this casa clucter bean or kotthavarangai in tamil.
Usually this is a great combo with Mor kuzhambu but tastes as much good with vatha kuzhambu as well.
You can try the same recipe with french beans as well.
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.