Flat Beans and Cabbage Parrupu Usili

Ingredients for making Beans Cabbage Paruppu Usili:

• Beans - handful washed and cut in to small pieces
• Half Cabbage - washed and cut to small pieces
• Bengal Gram Dal - 1/2 cup
• Red Chili -2
• Asafoetida - a small pinch
• Salt (according to taste)
• 1/2 tsp Split Gram Dal
• 1/2 tsp Musturd Seeds
• Curry Leaves few (optional)

Method for making Beans Cabbage Parrupu Usili:

Step1: Soak the Bengal Gram Dal in water for at least 2 hrs.

Step 2: In a blender add the soaked Bengal Gram Dal,Salt, Asafoetida, 2 Red chili and grind them coarsely by adding as minimum water as possible.

Step 3: Remove the grounded paste to a steaming vessel and steam them for about 20 minutes. Once steamed remove it and set aside to cool.

Step 4: Wash ans Cut the beans and Cabbage and Cook the beabs alone.I microwaved it.

Step 5: Drained the excess water from the cooked Vegetables.

Step 6: Scramble the steamed Usili paste.

Step 7: Meantime heat a pan and add 1 tablespoon of oil and then add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, when it starts spluttering add the split gram Dal, curry leaves(optional) and the cut cabbage and then cooked beans and fry them approx 5 -10 minutes, or till it becomes dry. Add salt just for the beans and cabbage and then add the scrambled Usili paste.

Keep stirring the Beans Cabbage Usili for about 5 minutes. Then remove to a serving dish and this is ready to be served with any kozhambu for rice...