Beans usili( green beans and lentils fry)

Name: Beans usili( green beans and lentils fry)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Beans (finely chopped)-250 g; Onion small( sliced)-1; Red chilly powder/Paprika powder-1 teaspoon; Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon; Hing/Asafetida-pinch; Salt to taste; Mustard seeds-1 teaspoon; Chana dal/Split Chick peas-handful; Toor dal/ Split Pigeon peas-handful; Dried red chilly-4; Garlic cloves-2; Oil-2 tablespoons

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Main Dish

Very Easy

55 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time40 min

Wash and soak the chana dal and toor dal. Grind both dals in mixer to a coarse paste along with dried red chilly and garlic cloves.
To the coarsely ground dals add 1 tablespoon oil and required salt . Add the ground dal paste to a steam pan and steam for at least 10 minutes.
Once the dal is cooked allow to cool and crumble it with fingers. Next heat oil in a pan, when hot add the mustard seeds.
When mustard seeds crackles add the chopped onion and saute until onion turns pink. Now add the chopped beans and stir fry for few minutes.
Season the beans with red chilly powder, turmeric powder, asafetida and salt. Sprinkle little water on the beans, cover and cook until 3/4th done.
Now remove the lid and add the crumbled dals. Stir fry the bean and dal mixture until dry.
Serve hot with steamed Rice or Roti.