Ingredients

• 1/3 cup - toor dal
• 2 to 3 dry red chilies
• 1/2 tsp - asafetida
• 2 tbsp - oil
• 1 tsp - mustard
• 2 cup - beans, finely chopped
• salt to taste

How to Make Beans Parpu Usali

• Soak the dal in water for 1 hour. Drain and add chilies, asafetida and salt. Grind to a coarse stiff paste.
• Place in a microwave proof shallow glass dish and cook covered on full power for 4 to 6 minutes, stirring once half way through cooking.
• Heat oil in a small fry pan on fire and season with mustard. Add this to beans. Add salt to taste.
• Sprinkle with 2-3 Tbsp of water and cook covered on full power for 8-10 minutes.
• Break the cooked dal into lumps, place in the mixer grinder and using the pulse switch, reduce it to a crumble. Avoid grinding it to paste.
• Add the dal to beans, mix well and cook on full power for 2 more minutes.
• Serve as a side dish with steamed rice and rasam.