Beans Usili

This side dish is a great part of a meal especially if you're going vegetarian. I personally make it to go with rice and sambar.

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03/06/2013

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Preparation Time : 5 mins

Soaking Time :30 mins - 1hr

Cooking Time : 15-20 mins

Serves : Family of four

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Cuisine : South Indian /Srilankan»Side Dish»

Tags : Beans, South Indian Vegetarian

Main Ingredient : Beans/Pulses Vegetables

Recipe Type : Dinner Lunch

Ingredients :

Method :

Soak the channa dal for about 1 hour.
Grind the soaked channa dal with red chillies, asafoetida and a little water into a fine paste.
Chop the beans and boil them in a pan of water with salt for a few minutes.
Heat a frying pan on the stove and add oil.
Season with mustard and curry leaves
Add the ground mixture to the pan and fry it until it is cooked well.
Add the cooked beans and salt and fry for another 5 minutes.
Turn the heat off.
The Beans usili is ready to be eaten.

A healthier way of eating this dish:

Change the quantity of Oil from 7-8 tblsp to 1 tblsp .
Do all the above steps 1-3 and then do the following steps.
Steam the ground channa dal mix for about 5 minutes or until it is cooked.
Heat a frying pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon oil.
Season with mustard and curry leaves
Add the cooked channa dal mix, cooked beans and salt to the pan and fry for about 5 minutes.

Notes : Suitable for rice and Sambar. Green beans can be replaced by runner beans, cabbage, carrot, pumpkin or any other bean like vegetable.

Other Names : Paruppu usili, Beans usili

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