Ingredients :

250 gms. french beans (flas beans)

1/2 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder

2 green chillies

1/2 tsp mustard seeds (raai)

1 tsp black gram split (urad dal)

2 red chillies whole

8-10 curry leaves (kari patta)

4-5 tblsp gingelly oil (tel)

salt (namak) to taste

Dal Paste Preparation Ingredients …

1/4 cup bengal gram (chana) split

2 tblsp black gram split (urad dal)

1/4 cup pigeon pea split (arhar dal)

2 tblsp green gram split (moong dal)

6 red chillies whole

1/4 tsp asafoetida

salt (namak) to taste

How To Prepare Beans And Paruppu Usili Recipe :

.    Wash, string and cut French beans into half centimeter sized dices.
.    Cook beans in salted boiling water for two to three minutes.
.    Drain well and reserve.
.    Wash, remove stems and finely chop green chillies.
.    Soak all the dals for about twenty minutes.
.    Drain and grind to a thick paste with dry red chillies, salt and asafoetida powder.
.    Add water if required.
.    Apply a little oil on a piece of banana leaf according to the size of the steamer or the pressure cooker.
.    Spread dal paste evenly on it and steam in a cooker for fifteen minutes or till cooked.
.    Insert a toothpick or needle into the dal mixture and if it comes out clean then it is cooked.
.    Turn out cooked dal on a large plate and cool.
.    Crumble cooked dal to a coarse powder with your palm and fingers.
.    If dal is quite dry and solid,
.    Then you can blend it briefly in a food processor to crumble.
.    Heat oil in a shallow pan, temper with mustard seeds, red chillies, urad dal and curry leaves.
.    Stir-fry briefly and add chopped green chillies.
.    Add the cooked beans and crumbled dal mixture.
.    Toss on high heat for a two to three minutes.
.    Reduce heat and cook, stirring frequently for five to six minutes or till the beans and dal start sizzling.
.    Adjust seasoning and serve hot.

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