Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe - Steamed Lentils Crumbled With Carrots
An extremely healthy dish, Paruppu Usili is a traditional South Indian dish which is made with a combination of steamed crumbled lentils and chopped vegetables. The most commonly prepared Paruppu Usili are with French Beans, Vazhaipoo (Banana Blossoms) and Vendhaya Keerai (Fenugreek Leaves). You can use your favourite vegetable in this recipe and make it according to your taste and preference.
Ingredients
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1 cup Carrots (Gajjar)
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cut into small cubes
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1 Dry Red Chilli
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1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
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1 sprig Curry leaves
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3 teaspoons Oil
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Salt
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to taste
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Ingredients to make the Paruppu Usili
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1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
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1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
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2 Dry Red Chillies
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe, wash and soak toor dal for 30 minutes
Step 2
After 30 minutes drain the water from dal
Step 3
Combine the soaked toor dal along with fennel seeds, dried red chillies, and salt in a mixer jar and grind to a coarse mix using a mixer grinder
Step 4
Transfer to a bowl
Step 5
Heat an idli steamer on medium heat, with a cup of water
Step 6
Grease the idli mould and keep it ready
Step 7
Now make small lemon sized balls of the prepared toor dal mix, and place it in the idli mould
Step 8
Cover and steam cook for 10 minutes, until the dal mixture is cooked
Step 9
(Don't make the ball of dals too tight as the lentils will not steam very well)In a wide pan, add oil and heat it on medium heat, add the mustard seeds, asafoetida and let it splutter
Step 10
Add the dried red chilli, curry leaves and let it crackle
Step 11
Add the cubed carrots, season with salt, mix well, cover and cook for 5-7 minutes until the carrots are cooked well
Step 12
Meanwhile, remove the steamed toor dal balls, crumble it with your hands so that it resembles the sandy texture
Step 13
Once the carrots are cooked well, add this crumbled toor dal mix to the pan and mix well
Step 14
At this stage you can add a teaspoon or two of oil, if the mixture looks too dry
Step 15
Saute for 2 minutes, until the dal crumbles are nice and crispy and switch off the heat
Step 16
It is ready to be served
Step 17
Serve Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Jeera Milagu Rasam, Chow Chow Poricha Kootu and Roasted Papad for a weekend lunch