Ingredients

• 2 cups- vegetables (Beans, Carrot, Snake gourd, Cabbage, Broccoli etc.).
• 2 handfuls - roasted gram dal (pottukadalai).
• 2 tbsp - jeera.
• 3 or 4 - red chillies.
• Salt, to taste.
• 1 tsp - grated coconut.

How to Make Paruppu Usili

• Boil the vegetables with a little salt and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and season with mustard, urad dhal and asafoetida.
• Add the vegetables and fry well and make sure there is no water.
• Grind the dal, jeera and chilli well without adding water and with a little salt.
• After grinding, take the powder in a plate and add little water, until it develops a breadcrumb consistency.
• Add to the vegetables and fry well. Add salt, if necessary. Wait till the raw smell goes completely.
• Add 1 tsp of coconut and mix well. Keep aside.