Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili Recipe - Ingredients
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Kothavarangai(Cluster Beans) - 2 cups chopped
Salt - to taste
To grind to a coarse paste:
Toor Dal - 1/8 cupChanna Dal - 1/8 cup
Dried Red Chillies - 2
To temper:
Oil - 1 tspMustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - a sprig
Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
Hing - a small pinch
Method:
- Trim the edges and chop cluster beans finely.Rinse it well and boil it with enough water for the veggie to get cooked.
- Once the beans gets cooked(turns soft), set aside. Now take both the dals and rinse it well. Soak it in water for an hour atleast.
- Drain water and grind the dals along with red chillies to a coarse mixture. Boil water in idli pan, spread the coarse mixture on the steamer plate and steam it for 5-7mins,
- Once done cool down and then crumble it with your hands, set aside. Now heat oil in a kadai - add the items listed under 'to temper' let it splutter.Then add the dal mixture.
- Saute till golden brown then add the cooked cluster beans and mix well. Add required salt.Cook for 3mins until the dal mixture blends well with the veggie.Switch off.
My Notes:
- Make sure to grind it coarse, if it becomes a paste then you will not get the perfect texture.So make sure to drain water completely.
- Spreading and then steaming it helps crumbling easily.
- You can use the same recipe for making with any veggie you like....flatbeans,beans,vazhaipoo etc.
- Add water only till immersing level of the beans, that is enough for it to get cooked.
