Kothavaranga Parupu usili

Parupu usili is a south Indian dish, often served with hot rice and more kuzhambu. Good side dish for sambar sadam/ rice.

Ingredients:

Chopped kothavaranga– 1cup

Toor dal – ½ cup

Chana dal/gram dal – ½ cup

Red chilli – 5 no

Hing – 1tsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric – 1tsp

For tempering

Mustard – 1tsp

Urad dal – 1tsp

Curry leaves – 1 tbsp

Oil – 1tbsp

Method:

Soak toor dal and chana dal for 1hour.

Ground them coarsely adding red chilli, salt and pinch of hing.

In a pan heat oil, add the tempering ingredients, add the remaining hing and saute.

Add the chopped kothavaranga, salt and turmeric. Pour ¼ cup water.

Cover and cook.

When they are half cooked add the grounded paste, sprinkle some more water and cover and cook till the dal gets cooked. It will take about 10 to 15 min. (do periodic saute to avoid over burning or sticking)

Serve with hot rice.

Tips: Pre cook the kothavaranga in pressure cooker, if you want to cut the cooking time. Same to the grounded dal mix. Pressure cook till one whistle or microwave sprinkling some water to the mix.

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