Cluster beans usili/Kothavarangai usili

Cluster beans is commonly known as guar gum and is used in dairy products like ice cream and as a stabilizer in cheese and cold-meat processing.Its a very healthy dish and tasty too...Prepared this along with sambar.......went well for our lunch....

Ingredients:
1.Cluster beans                  -         1 cup
2.Chana dal                        -         1/2 cup
3.Onion                              -          1
4.Garlic pods                     -           4
5.Red chilli pwdr               -          1 tsp
6.Turmeric pwdr                -           1/4 tsp


For seasoning:
1.Mustard seeds                  -         1/2 tsp
2.Cumin seeds                     -         1/2 tsp
3.Red chillies                      -         2

Method;
* Soak chana dal for 1 hr and grind it coarsely with red chillies ,without adding water.
* Steam the grinded chana dal in a idli cooker.
* Cut the cluster beans finely and cook it in microwave for 5 mins,adding little water.
* Take a wide pan,add oil splutter with mustard and cumin seeds.
* When they splutter,add chopped onion and garlic.
* When onion oozes out oil,dump in the cooked cluster beans and toss it.
* After a minute ,add the cooked chana dal and mix well.
* Now add turmeric pwdr,chilli pwdr and cover the pan.
* When the raw smell of the chilli pwdr is vanished,sprinkle salt .
* Sprinkle some water and cover the pan.Again cook for 2 mins.
* Turn off the heat and serve with hot sambar or rasam.

Beans Usili

Beans Usili, is side dish, in which lentils are crumbled and  cooked  with beans.Its a healthy dish as lentils are steamed and cooked with any vegetables like, vazhappu,beans and cluster beans.Its made easy now a days.I have got a easy recipe.Give it a try.



Beautiful Beans Usili !!!

 Ingredients:
1.Beans                  -  1 pound
2.Chana dal            -  1 cup
3.Red chillies         -  4
4.Onion                   -  1/2
5.Garlic                   -  3 pods
5 (a).Chilli pwdr     - 1 tsp ( optional)
6.Mustard seeds
7.Oil
8.curry leaves
9.Cilantro

Method:
* Chop the onion and crush the garlic.
* Chop finely the beans.
* Soak the chana dal and red chillies  for 1/2 hr.
* Throw it in a blender and grind it coarsely without adding water.



Coasrsely grinded dal


* Steam the grinded mixture in a idli cooker.



Steaming the dal mixture

 * Half cook the beans in microwave for 3 minutes. Crumble the steamed dal in a cup.



Ready to be cooked !!!

 * In a pan, add oil and saute the onion and garlic .Add the semi cooked beans and mix it with the onion.
* Add the dal crumbles and toss it.
* Add the chilli pwdr , if  its not spicy enough.



slowly adding the dal

 * Add salt to taste and garnish with cilantro.
* Serve with sambar, rasam or curd rice.




Beans Usili ready to serve !

 

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