Paruppu Usili | Beans Paruppu usili recipe
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What is Beans Paruppu Usili?
It is a South Indian side dish made with steamed and crumbled lentils mixed with sautéed beans and spices.
Why is Paruppu Usili considered healthy?
It's rich in protein from lentils and fiber from beans, making it a balanced vegetarian dish.
What are the key ingredients?
Toor dal (pigeon peas), chana dal (Bengal gram), green beans, red chilies, curry leaves, mustard seeds, and coconut oil.
How is Paruppu Usili typically served?
It is usually paired with sambar, rasam, or mor kuzhambu along with steamed rice.
Can I make variations of Paruppu Usili?
Yes, apart from beans, vegetables like banana flower, cabbage, or cluster beans can also be used.
Beans Paruppu Usili goes well with any rice accompaniment, but my personal choice is Usili with Venngaya Vetha kuzhambu, Milagu Kuzhambu, Enna kathirika Kuzhambu, and Moor kuzhambu.
Check out an instant beans Thengai podi usili with Thengai podi
Ingredients
- Beans - 2 cups + ½ cup chopped
- Salt - as needed
- Toor Dal - ¼ cup
- Chana Dal - ¼ cup
- Dried Red Chillies - 2 Adjust according to your spice level
- Hing - a generous pinch
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric powder
To temper:
- Coconut Oil - 1 tablespoon + ½ tbsp
- Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
- Urad Dal - ½ tbsp
- Chana Dal -1 tbsp
- Curry leaves - a spring
Instructions
- Wash and soak toor dal, chana dal, red chilli with enough hot water for at least 1 hour
- Wash and cook the Beans and keep them aside. Can also cook like Beans Thengai usili
- Drain water from the soaked dal and grind them along with red chillies, little water, salt (for Dal), to a coarse mixture
- Boil water in idli pan, grease the Idli plate with coconut oil
- spread and add coarse mixture on the plate and steam it for 7-10 minutes (like steaming idlies) and turn off the stove
- Transfer the steamed dal to a plate, and once they come to room temperature, crumble them with your hands or pulse it in mixie and set aside
- Add oil to the pan, and once the oil is hot, add the items listed under 'to temper' and let them splutter
- Saute the dal for 3 minutes or until they are roasted
- Now add the cooked beans and mix well. Add salt if required
- Cook for 5 mins until the dal crumble combines well with the Beans or till you get the desired dal texture
- Finally, add asafoetida, give a good mix and turn off the stove
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Notes
- Traditionally paruppu usili is done with cluster beans, but i have used green beans.you can use any veggies of your choice. Usili can also be prepared with bell pepper (Capsium), broccoli, vazhaipoo, cabbage etc
- If you prefer dal mixture slightly on the crispy side add little extra oil and cook for longer time
- I have soaked dal in hot water for fast soaking
- Drain the soaked water completely,
then grind by sprinkling little water - You can steam dal in pressure cooker
- You can cook beans in a pressure cooker/ instant pot or microwave or pan
but add little salt while cooking for the best flavor - Asafoetida aids in digestion and gives good flavors
- Coconut oil gives nice flavor to usili
- I have pulsed the cooked usili. instead, you can also break them with hands. Pulse after the dal is completely cool
- I have prepared paruppu usili
with beans. You can use any vegetables of your choice
Beans Paruppu Usili:
Preparation Time: 10 mins | Soaking time: 1 hour | Cooking Time: 25 mins | Serves : 3
Recipe Category: Side dish
Ingredients:
Beans - 2 cups + ½ cup, chopped
Salt - as needed
Toor Dal - ¼ cup
Chana Dal - ¼ cup
Dried Red Chillies - 2 (Adjust according to your spice level)
Hing - a generous pinch
To temper:
Coconut Oil - 1 tablespoon + ½ tbsp
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
Urad Dal - ½ tbsp
Chana Dal -1 tbsp
Curry leaves - a spring
Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
how to make paruppu usili with step by step pictures :
- Wash and soak toor dal, chana dal, red chilli with enough hot water for at least 1 hour
- Wash and cook the Beans and keep them aside. Can also cook like Beans Thengai usili
- Drain water from the soaked dal and grind them along with red chillies, little water, salt (for Dal), to a coarse mixture
- Boil water in idli pan, grease the Idli plate with coconut oil
- spread and add coarse mixture on the plate, and steam it for 7-10 minutes (like steaming idlies) and turn off the stove
- Transfer the steamed dal to a plate, and once they come to room temperature, crumble them with your hands or pulse them in a mixie and set aside
- Add oil to the pan, and once the oil is hot, add the items listed under 'to temper' and let them splutter
- Saute the dal for 3 minutes or until they are roasted
- Now add the cooked beans and mix well. Add salt if required
- Cook for 5 mins until the dal crumble combines well with the Beans or till you get the desired dal texture
- Finally, add asafoetida, give a good mix and turn off the stove
How delicious and fragrant this dish looks! I've never heard of Hing before, but I'll be on the lookout for it next shopping trip!
Thamks 🙂 hing (Hindi) helps for digestion, we use in most of the Indian cooking. Asafetida in english
Thanks:) Asafetida(hing) is used in many Indian cooking. It helps for digestion
This really looks good. I like almost anything with beans in it. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks:) Good to know beans are your favorite veggie
The one I want to try out since long!!! I actually grill beans and nothing else 😛 Let me get some green beans soon... <3
Grilling beans is awesome:) I have tried grilling with broccoli, zuchinni and mushroom but beans is new will try. Thanks for the idea Shruti:) Anytime
making beans stir fry this way is new to me.. looks good
Thanks Smitha:)
Can I PLEASEEEEEEE invite myself to your home? Love this. Mum makes it all the time and she pushes me to try it. Am scared to do so. But your's look incredible 🙂
You are most welcome Charanya:) mom's preparation are always SPL. Do try, I am sure you will like it:)
its a great stuffing for sandwich too.. 🙂
Wow that's a great idea never thought about stuffing them in sandwich:)
We call this Patholi and it is considered a very exotic food. We prepare this maybe once in a couple of months and when we do it gotta be perfect 🙂 Thanks for sharing 🙂
Never heard about patholi, thanks for the information Pooja:)
one of my fav and looks tempting! Just need some rice and rasam and I'm a happy girl 🙂
Ya totally agree Priya, paruppu Usili with rice is yet another nice combo
It looks tasty! The crumbled dal and green beans are very nice combination, thanks for sharing!
I am glad that you like it:) try it and let me know how it turned out
cooking dal in idli plate is something different vidya....this doesnt make dal mushy, niceeeeee
Yes Chitra, first time when I tried this recipe even I was thinking Dal in Idli steamer, how will it be:) I was amazed with the outcome
Usili is my favorite too. I love it with Vathal kuzhambu 🙂
Yes Srividhya, it goes well with vetha kuzhambu too
It looks delicious, I love beans.
Thanks Suzanne:) beans is one of my fav veggie too
This is a lovely beans dish I have tasted at a friend's place. I have not prepared it before. Thank you for the recipe.
I am happy to know that you like paruppu Usili:) waiting to hear from you
Never tasted this before.. But it is such an interesting recipe.. Must try it! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks:) its one of pur traditional dish. Do try and let me know
This looks great. Love beans. We really need to plant them next year!
Thanks:) planting beans, that's awesome
This sounds like a really good and healthy side dish!
Thanks Nancy:)
Oh – this looks great. I wish l loved to cook. Instead I love to look at beautiful pictures of food. lol
Thanks Victoria:) Enjoy 🙂
healthy and tasty !!!! 🙂
Thanks Andy:)
Wow I had this in my friends wedding in chennai...Tamil food is awsome....shall make it soon....
Nice:) glad that you like Our food:) Do try Natasha
I love beans and this looks delicious! I have a few lentil kinds, not the same as yours but might try and create something similar! It looks like lovely summer food, maybe with a barbecue! Every time the sun is shining I want to barbecue! 🙂
Thanks Petra:)do experiment and let me know. I will try your version as well.
Interesting.. you have used coconut oil. And haven’t sprinkled crated coconut..I should try this. May be it doesn’t need because of the dal? Thank you.