Paruppu Usli

It is one of my day to day recipe. I make it as often as possible as it contains a lot of paruppu/daal which is rich in Protein.

Ingredients

·         For 4 people - Soak 1 cup of Tuvaram Paruppu (Toor Daal) for minimum 1 hour.

·         Cut vegetables – Beans or Pavakkai(bitter guard) or Kothavarangai(Guvar) or Vazhai Poo(Plantain flower)

·         Red Chillies – 4 or 5

·         Turmeric

·         For garnishing – Oil, Mustard seeds, hing, Curry leaves

Preparation

·         Cut and boil the vegetable you have chosen from Beans or Pavakkai(bitter guard) or Kothavarangai(Guvar) or Vazhai Poo(Plantain flower)

·         Grind the soaked Tuvaram paruppu/toor daal. Make sure it is not too ground or too coarse. If it becomes too much like a paste then the Usli will not come out properly. If it is too coarse, the usli again will lot of chunks of daal here and there.

·         In a pan, add enough oil to fry, mustard seeds, curry leave, hing and then add the ground paruppu/daal.

·         Continuously stir the paruppu/daal until the daal cooks and looks little fried.

·         Then add the vegetables and salt.

·         Keep in the stove for 5 more minutes and the Usli is ready.