Ingredients

• 2 cups - Italian flat beans, chopped
• 1 - onion, chopped
• 1/4 tsp - mustard seeds + urad dal
• 2 - green chillies, slit opened
• 3 - curry leaves
• 2 tbsp - grated coconut
• Salt
• Oil
• For Usili:
• 1 cup - channa dal + toor dal
• 2 - red chillies
• 1 - green chillies
• 1 pinch - asafetida powder
• 1 tsp - ginger, chopped

How to Make Italian Flat beans Paruppu Usili

• Soak the dals for 2 hours, drain it
• Grind the dals with green chillies, red chillies, salt, asafoetida powder coarsely, add the ginger to the paste
• Steam the ground mixture for about 10 mins in a steamer and keep aside
• When it cools, crumble it.
• Heat oil in a pan, splutter the mustard seeds and urad dal.
• Add the chopped onion and slit green chillies and curry leaves. Saute until the onion turns translucent.
• Add the chopped Italian flat beans, saute for a few mins and simmer with salt until done
• Add the scrambled dal to the cooked Italian beans and cook everything in medium high flame for 5 mins.
• Finally add the grated coconut and toss gently
• Serve hot.
• Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipes