Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Beans Paruppu Usili (Green Beans and Chana Dal Curry) - for Blog Hop

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Another week of Blog Hop, love it, get to try different blogs and different recipes. Please check out what all this is about.


This got I am paried with wonderful Laxmi of Samyal Diary. A great blog and wonderful collection of recipes. I want to try many, but I wanted to go authentic and so opted for this delicacy, which I had eaten, but never prepared at home. This is the famous dish of Tamil Cuisine called Beans Paruppu Usili.


When I was browsing through her recipes, I knew right away that this is what I wanted to try. A very easy to make recipe and tastes wonderful. I loved the ground dal and beans combination very much.


Beans Paruppu Usili (Green Beans and Chana Dal Curry)
Ingredients
Green Beans - 2 cups, chopped to desired shapre, smaller the better
Onion - 1/2 cup, finely chopped
Chana Dal (Split Chickpea Bean) - 1/4 cup
Dry Red Chilies - 3-4 (depending on your preference of heat)
Cumin - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - a few leaves
Oil - 1 tsp
Preparation
  • Wash, chop and prepare green beans.
  • Wash and soak chana dal for 1 hour.
  • After an hour, grind drained chana dal with dry red chili and cumin to a coarse paste by adding very little water.
  • Take a non stick pan and add oil.
  • Once oil is hot, add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let seeds splutter.
  • Add onion and let them fry till light brown.
  • Add ground paste and fry for about 2 min.
  • Add green beans and salt and mix well.
  • Cover and cook till beans are done.
Serving
Serve it with roti, like I did or the traditional side of rice.


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53 comments:

arthi said...

love usili..looks delicious..

Mélange said...

Such a nice combo.Your usili looks terrific and tempting Priya.

Unknown said...

I love this veg myself a lot.. instead of using potato I end up using chana dal many times with beans... :)

Rajani said...

My husband's favorite! Your's look delicious :)

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

Curry looks mouthwatering Oriya...delicioussssss
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Vardhini said...

Usili is my favorite. Looks yummy Priya.

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Prema said...

wow delicious paruppu usili,luks yum...need some rasam now to try this:)

Indian Khana said...

Looks very nice ...I like the way you have done it

Kavi said...

Paruppu Usili is very common in our house! Good post!
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Neetu's kitchen said...

love this recipe..very simple and easy...

Santosh Bangar said...

stire is tempting .love to eat it

Reva said...

This is such a classic combo.. loved it..:0
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Radhika said...

You have made it very well Priya. usili's are always a great with rice.

Kaveri Venkatesh said...

Beans paruppu usili is one of my favorite curries..

Priya Suresh said...

Love this delicious and nutritious usili anytime.

Joanne said...

How delicious! I always need new ways to prepare green beans!

Sravs said...

Looks delicious and wonderful !!

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Nalini's Kitchen said...

Paruppu usili looks delicious and tempting,I am you new follower.Please do drop at my space time permits.
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Priya Sreeram said...

usili is our family fav-looks very yummy priya

Ramya said...

lovely side for rice n roti

Raji said...

I frequently make beans usili...it makes a great combination with rasam...you have recreated the usili nicely.

Sumee said...

beans usli's are yummy

Sangeetha M said...

usili are my fav ...you have done it very well Priya...looks yummy !!

Unknown said...

wow awesome dear...love beans!


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KrithisKitchen said...

My beans usili is lying in drafts.. Time to get it out :) I too use chana dhal...
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R said...

looks so healthy and tasty priya. the green color of the beans stands out beautifully in the click.

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

baeutifully made curry. bookmarked gonna try this very soon.

Kurryleaves said...

perfect with rice....looks delicious

Pushpa said...

Beans usli looks very yummy.

divya said...

Mmmm... drool-worthy... Loving this...

Neha said...

Lovely combination of dal and beans...

Amina Creations said...

looks delicious... yummy...

Raks said...

My favorite with more kuzhambu,looks tempting~

Harini said...

a traditional recipe for sure!

Suma Gandlur said...

Wonderful healthy dish. It's my favorite too. :)

Kalyani said...

nice one Priya !


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Laxmipriya said...

glad that u liked it.. perfectly done.. looks good..

Nandinis food said...

The usili is quite tasty and lovely! Yum!

Sanjeeta kk said...

Ohh..yum..yum!

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Mmmm ...lipsmacking n flavorful priya..;)
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Sensible Vegetarian said...

I love usili Priya and yours look awesome.

Akila said...

always loved it...
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Swathi said...

Beans usili looks awesome perfect. love the color,

Sobha Shyam said...

wonderful combo , healthy and delicious one..

Unknown said...

love the curry with rice...yummy one!

Suja Manoj said...

Quick and delicious..love the combo

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Unknown said...

Curry looks yummy..

Poonam said...

yum yum yummmmmmmmmmmmm

hemalata said...

Healthy and delicious recipe.

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious looking combination Priya this looks wonderful

Anonymous said...

Usili looks yummy, never thought of using chana dal in beans...will try it sometime

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