Paruppu Usili

Ingredients:

Toor dal – 1/4 cup
Channa dal – 1/4 cup
Beans -  chopped – 1/2 cup
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Dry red chillies – 3 or 4
Asafoetida – a pinch
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 4 or 5
Oil – 3 tsp
Salt – to taste

Method:

1. Soak the Toor dal and Channa dal in water for 2 hours

2. Drain and grind the dal coarsely with dry red chillies, salt, and asafoetida3. Steam cook the ground mixture (in Idli cooker). Allow it to cool and crumble it using the fingers

4. Cook the beans with salt separately and drain out the excess water
5. Heat oil in a pan and saute the mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Add the crumbled mixture and the cooked beans
6. Saute the mixture for 2 to 3 minutes

This goes well with any Kara Kozhambu

Note:

Kothavarangai can also be used instead of beans