Beans Paruppu Usili

Ingredients

• • Cluster bean - ¼ kg
• • Thuar dal - ½ cup
• • Channa dal - ¼ cup
• • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Red chillies - 10
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 2 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Tamarind extract (thick) - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Method

• 1. Cut cluster beans into 1 ½ inch pieces and cook till soft. Drain excess water.
• 2. Soak thuar dal in water for 1 hour.
• 3. Grind it along with chillies, cumin seeds, coconut and salt to coarse paste.
• 4. Heat oil in a deep curved pan, add mustard, curry leaves and fry cooked beans for 1 or 2 minutes.
• 5. Add ground paste with more oil, tamarind extract and cook in reduced flame till dry, stirring in between.