Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili is a tasty, crumbly side dish made by cooking cluster beans with dal & spices. Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili is the tastier form of cluster beans and is relished with South Indian rice meal.
Paruppu Usili is a very popular brahmin/iyengar recipe. I have had many readers asking for cluster beans paruppu usili so thought its high time I post it with stepwise. We had it with rice and arachuvita kuzhambu.
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Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili
Ingredients
- 2 cups kothavarangai cluster beans
- salt to taste
To grind to a coarse paste:
- 1/8 cup toor dal
- 1/8 cup chana dal
- 2 nos dried red chillies
To temper:
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon urad dal
- a sprig curry leaves
- a` generous pinch turmeric powder
- a small pinch hing
Instructions
- 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.
- Serve Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili with rice and any curry of your choice!
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.
How to make Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili
- 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.
Serve with rice and any curry of your choice!
Expert Tips
- 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.
Sangeetha M
all time fav…kothavarangai usili looks so inviting!!
Sona S
This is one of my fave, looks absolutely delicious and yummy.
Manjula Bharath
delicious looking paruppu usli dear 🙂
Hamaree Rasoi
Usli looks so delicious and colorful. Must have tasted awesome.
Deepa
Wer SAHM
my ever favourite recipe of my mom cooking…. you made it perfect…. well done
JEYASHRI SURESH
My family's all time fav. Nicely done
Chitz
Looks very inviting, a healthy dish with both lentils & veggie !
Veena Theagarajan
my fav.. love it
Gayathri Ramanan
Protein packed dish..looks so good..
minnie
Looks so yummy..must try.
Dilani Rajesh
I tried it….it tasted good….Thanks for the recipe !!!!!!!!
Srividya
Thank you.. worked out fine 🙂