Paruppu usili or Patoli (in telugu) is a dry-ish curry that can be made with different vegetable like green beans, cabbage, cluster beans etc. When I saw PJ post her carrot paruppu usili, it looked awesome and I decided to try it today. My mom made this dish and here's how she made it:
Ingredients: Carrots - 4, medium chopped Cumin seeds - 1tsp Mustard seeds - 1tsp Dry red chili - 2
Asafoetida - pinch Curry leaves - 8 Salt - to taste
Lentil Masala paste: Chana dal - ½cup
Green chilies - 4
Cumin seeds - 2tsp
Coriander seeds - 2tbsp
Ginger - 1" piece
Coconut - 2tbsp, either fresh or dry
Method:
- Soak chana dal for 1 hour. Grind along with all the other ingredients listed under lentil masala paste into a coarse mixture adding very little water.
- Microwave or boil chopped carrot until cooked thoroughly. Keep aside.
- Heat 2tbsp oil in a saute pan, add cumin and mustard seeds, once the seeds start to splutter add dry red chili, curry leaves and asafoetida.
- Next add the ground paste and cook until the mixture dries up. Constant stirring is required at this stage.
- Finally add the cooked carrot and salt. Mix well and cook for another 5 minutes on low flame.
- Serve hot with steamed rice and dal.
Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 23.
