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Beans Usili

Beans Usili

Ravi Chandran
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, Indian, Tamilnadu
Servings 0
Diet Vegetarian

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gm French Beans, Fresh - finely chopped
  • ½ cup Chana Dhal / கடலைப் பருப்பு
  • ½ cup Thoor dhal / துவரம் பருப்பு
  • 10 nos Red Chili, Dry / வற மிளகாய் - adjust to your spice level
  • 1 tsp Mustard seed / கடுகு
  • 5 tbsp Sesame Oil / நல்லெண்ணெய்
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder / மஞ்சள் தூள்
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida / பெருங்காயம்
  • 1 tsp Salt / உப்பு - adjust to your taste

Instructions
 

  • Soak channa dhal, thoor dhal, red chili (reserve 1 for tempering) for 30min
  • Grind them into a coarse paste
  • Heat oil in a pan
  • Add the ground paste, salt, sauté well until the whole paste is well cooled well
  • Heat 1tbsp oil in the other pan
  • Add mustard and allow it to splutter
  • Add dry red chili making into pieces and fry well
  • Add turmeric powder, asafoetida and mix well
  • Add beans, salt, sauté well
  • Once it is dry add the sautéed paste after crushing them into fine pieces and mix well
  • Add rest of oil and allow it to fry at the bottom

Notes

Serve hot with rice
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