Cluster beans paruppu usili or kothavarangai usili is a south Indian classic side dish with dal stir fried along with the vegetable. Packed with flavors!
I love this kothavarangai paruppu usili for its texture. Make it very rarely, don't know the reason.
I eat the veggie that I hate too, if its made in the form of usili. So here is the way I make. I have cut the cluster beans long, but you can also chop it finely as shown in below picture:
Cluster beans paruppu usili method
- Cut cluster beans into desired length and cook till soft with salt and turmeric.
2. Grind chilli, asafoetida, salt and cumin seeds first into a coarse mixture,then add the soaked dal and grind coarsely. (Make sure not to add water while grinding).
3. Grease the idli plates with oil and steam the ground mixture for 5-6 minutes. (fill the mixture in the idly plates loosely).Crumble the steamed dal and keep it aside.
4. Heat a pan with oil and temper it with mustard and curry leaves. Add the cooked cluster beans and fry for a minute and then add the crumbled dal and mix well.
5. After a 2 minutes,add coconut if desired(I didn't add) and stir well for a minute.
That's it, the cluster beans paruppu usili is ready,serve as accompaniment for rice. ( We prefer usili with more kuzhambu)
Cluster beans paruppu usili recipe
Ingredients
- ¼ kg Cluster beans
- ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
- 4 tablespoon Grated coconut
- Salt as needed
To grind
- ¼ cup Chana dal
- ¼ cup Toor dal
- 3 Green chilli or Red chillies
- ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
To Temper
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- Cut cluster beans into desired length and cook till soft with salt and turmeric.
- Grind chilli, asafoetida, salt and cumin first into a coarse mixture.
- Then add the soaked dal drained from water completely.
- Grind coarsely. Make sure no water in dal and do not grind smooth.
- Grease the idly plates with oil and steam the ground mixture for 5-6 minutes. (fill the mixture in the idli plates loosely).
- Crumble the steamed dal and keep it aside. If you grind smooth with more water, it will not easily crumble. You can run in mixer to crumble, if needed.
- Heat a pan with oil and temper with mustard and curry leaves.
- Add the cooked cluster beans and stir fry for a minute and then add the crumbled dal and mix well.
- After a 2 minutes, add coconut if desired (I didn't add) and stir well for a minute.
- Switch off flame. If you like you can also add coconut oil for garnish.
Notes
- While grinding the dal,drain water completely and make sure there is no water and grind coarsely.
- Also don’t pat the ground dal in the idli plate, just cook in a sprinkled way. This is to make the crumbling of the cooked dal easily. Otherwise this process will be time consuming and painful…
- You can use only one variety of dal or change the ratio too.
- Finely chop the cluster beans than long though I have did it long cut.
Premalatha Aravindhan
Usili luks perfect,love the dish...
jeyashrisuresh
love ur version of usili.never used cluster beans in my cooking.Pictures are gorgeous and i love the bowl
RAKS KITCHEN
Thanks prems and Jeyashri for quick comments 🙂
Hari Chandana
My fav usli.. looks perfect and beautiful.. thanx for sharing dear.. very tempting snaps 🙂
Pavithra Srihari
hmm ... never had usili at home .. Your version sounds delicious to me and am gonna give it a try at home ..:)
Beautiful pics as always
Rekha shoban
i too love this very much raji...i also dont like cluster beans...so i also do dis way. nice click and looks yummy!
Nags
My fave tam brahm dish 🙂
lata raja
I love usli with any veggie! Lovely pistures!
Sharmilee! :)
I luv the bowl shape...usili is hubbys fav...not mine..but urs looks inviting. Will keep those tips in mind next time when I try usili 🙂
srividhya Ravikumar
wow...my all time favourite usili..looks awesome..
Shanthi
perfect and colourful. luv the bowl too
jayasri
This is a regular in my kitchen too.., this is H's favourite, he loves them with Bittergourd, I have to make at least from one bittergourd every week!, As I use dhals in little quantity for one bittergourd, I directly cook them in the wok!, adding water to it, so I don't have to use too much oil, My MIL cooked the dals totally in oil :), The kannadigas make this usli as you have made, very HEALTHY and delicious! Lovely click too...
sowmya's creative saga
yumm.. i love this..
DEESHA
I have had this at a South Indian restaurant.. I wanna make this now 🙂
jayasree
I love usli and mormuzhambu combo. Beautiful clicks..
Prathibha
Looks really yummy dear...Even we make this with cluster beans and sometimes wid regular french beans too
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Akila
Wow... really a tempting dish... and love your step by step photos...
Chitra
Nice click as always..I too follow the same method but i cut cluster beans finely..will try by cutting in this way ... 🙂
Pari
Hi. I love your detailed explanations, I normally make this with french beans will try with cluster too.
Pari
Btw, I liked the idea of steaming the dals, saves a lot of time surely.
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Nithu Bala
I love usli..have made it in the same way as we do;-) perfect clicks...
Suma Rowjee
Wow!! You just showed me an innovative way to cook cluster beans, bookmarked!!
Rachana
This is a new dish to me and it looks really interesting!
Suparna
hi raaji,
something unheard and untasted would want to try it sometime, thanks
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Suma Rajesh
woo ..looks unique dish..its a long process huh but sounds very tasty
Preeti Kashyap
This looks so very yumm! Never tried urili with cluster beans!
Sarah Naveen
Beautiful pictures dear...!!!! i love this combo too...looks so yummy!!!
Swathi
Raji,
Cluster bean usli looks delicious. I love them but my hubby is not fan of this so rarely i make.
Shabitha Karthikeyan
I love usili..Looks great raji..Awesome pics !
Satya
usili looks really delicious n healthy ..yummy
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NIDHYA
Usili looks lovely...nice explanation with your clicks.
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PranisKitchen
this stir fry looks so delicious .. my favorite veggie liked the addition of dal really good one
kothiyavunu.com
Great click and liked ur version..love to gobble up with rice rite now..:)
divya
very tempting and inviting recipe.
RV
I am just like you Raks. I can eat beans and asparagus only in usili. I think the coarse texture of dhal compliments with the veggie and makes it tastier. And I absolutely love the idea of using cluster beans, go to try that.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
Wow, that looks simply delicious 🙂
Sushma Mallya
Simple and delicious one raks...
Mano Saminathan
very nice usili! looks mouth watering!
Pavithra
Usili is my fav one looks too good and tempting in this morning and pictures are good asusual.
Ms.Chitchat
Tasty and healthy usli. Well illustrated as usual :):)
Priya
wow..my DH's Fav..recipe sounds new to me..wish to give a try
aipi
Usli looks perfect n colorful..loving the step by step pics
Mahi
Nice usili raji!bowl is cute.:)
Priti
I hav yet to try usili and this looks yum...
Anonymous
Mouthwatering usli. I have a picture of the usli i made, havent had a chance to post. Great shot
Shifa Firoz
yummy.. hv never tried the steamed daal
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Padhu
I prepare cluster beans in the same way but will cut cluster beans into small pieces .Then it get mixed well with the steamed dal and taste even more delicious .Do try that way next time
RAKS KITCHEN
Even I have tried that way padhu,I too love that 🙂
Anonymous
can beans look so good? wouldnt have believed it until i saw this post.
shahana
Great recipe! Looks so colourful!
Hamaree Rasoi
Somehow missed this post....Mouthwatering Usli...I like the way you explain your recipes...And yes beautiful pictures too...
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vidhas
I too ove paruusilli. looks yummy and awesome clicks.
Vijii Subramanian
Wonderful recipe!
Chella KS Nathan
thank you for the recipe:) the usili came out well but i did not read your `notes so it was really painful and time consuming to crumble the dal mixture. I had to grind in the mixie finally, but the taste was very good 🙂
K.S. Iyer
Raks kitchen recipees are very good.
Usuli curry can be made from cabbage,capsicum,flower,beans,avarakai,each has a different taste.
new mom
Tried out and came very well.... My son loved it.. Thanks...