Generally this is a featured dish in a typical. Tamizh Brahmin wedding. When I make this at home, I generally steam the paruppu Usili and it is low on oil too. When my daughter relocated I had to come up with an instant mix which is easy to cook and yet taste the same. So here is the tried and tasted usili mix which you can prepare in advance and store for long time.
INGREDIENTS
Beans
250
gms
Paruppu
usili mix
1
cup
Water
1cup
Oil
1tbsp
Mustard
1tsp
Asafoetida
1/4tsp
Salt
To
taste
INSTANT PARUPPU USILI MIX
Tuvar
dal
3/4
cup
Bengal
gram dal
1/4
cup
Red
chillies
6
PREPARATION
FOR THE INSTANT MIX
·
Dry roast all the ingredients very
lightly. Does not have to brown.
·
Let it cool completely
·
Powder it in a mixer to a coarse powder
·
Store it in air tight container
FOR THE BEANS PARUPPU USILI
1. Cut
the beans finely
2. Steam
it in cooker or microwave without adding any water. Let it cool
3. Take
1 cup of usili mix and add 1 cup of water. Mix well. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
At the end of this time we see that all the water has been absorbed
4. After
30 minutes heat oil in a pan.
5. When
the oil is sufficiently hot, add mustards seeds.
6. When
mustard starts to crackle add asafoetida and saute for few second, and now add
the soaked usili mix, add salt, mix well and cook in a low flame closing it with a lid. Saute
it every few minutes so that it does not burn at the bottom
7. When
the colour changes to light brown, remove the lid and add the cooked beans.
Dry roast all the ingredients verylightly. Does not have to brown.
Let it cool completely
Powder it in a mixer to a coarse powder
Store it in air tight container
FOR THE BEANS PARUPPU USILI
Wash and cut the beans finely
Steamit in cooker or microwave without adding any water. Let it cool
Take1 cup of usili mix and add 1 cup of water. Mix well. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
At the end of this time we see that all the water has been absorbed
After30 minutes heat oil in a pan.
Whenthe oil is sufficiently hot, add mustards seeds.
Whenmustard starts to crackle add asafoetida and saute for few second, and now addthe soaked usili mix, add salt, mix well and cook in a low flame closing it with a lid. Sauteit every few minutes so that it does not burn at the bottom
Whenthe colour changes to light brown, remove the lid and add the cooked beans.