Paruppu(lentil in Tamil) usili(crumbled) is nothing but lentils thawed with a vegetable.It is very popular accompaniment in the Tamil cooking and it is part of any grand menu.Usually it is made with Beans,cluster beans,banana flower,cabbage and carrot but i had this with capsicum in a wedding and i loved it.So gave it a try and came out so good!!!!If you are a capsicum fan you will surely love it!
You will Need
How to
1.Soak the Tur dhal,red chillies and few curry leaves for half an hour.
2.Remove the excess water and grind it into a coarse paste.add some salt but do not add water while grinding.
3.Take out the paste and place it on the idliplate or a steamer and steam it for 15 minutes.
4.Cool and again put it in the mixer and give it a whisk so that it crumbles evenly.
5.Heat oil in a pan crackle mustard seeds and saute chopped capsicum.(let it be crisp).
Add the crumbled dhal and saute for few minutes.Add some salt,asafoetida and curry leaves.
You will Need
- One cup Tur dhal
- Two medium sized capsicums
- Few Red Chillies
- Few Curry leaves
- Two Tbs of Oil
- One tsp of Mustard seeds
- A pinch of Asafoetida
- Salt to Taste
How to
1.Soak the Tur dhal,red chillies and few curry leaves for half an hour.
4.Cool and again put it in the mixer and give it a whisk so that it crumbles evenly.
5.Heat oil in a pan crackle mustard seeds and saute chopped capsicum.(let it be crisp).
Add the crumbled dhal and saute for few minutes.Add some salt,asafoetida and curry leaves.
2 comments:
Today i tried this parupu usili & it came out very well. Thanks for sharing.
hi
i made this today...it cam out well.thanks for telling to grind in mixie after steaming never striked me...it came out evenly....
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