Kothavarakkai Parippu Usali

Kothavarakka Parippu Usali

Kothavarakkai Parippu Usali

Ingredients

• Tur Dhal.....................1 cup
• Red Chilies.................3
• Asafoetida..................1/2 tsp
• Kothavarakkai.............250 gm
• Turmeric Powder........1/4 tsp
• Salt to Taste.

Method

• Soak the dhal for 2 hours.
• Grind with chili asafoetida and salt coarsely.
• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and urad dhal.
• When the mustard crackle add the ground dhal.
• Mix well till the water evaporates.
• Add little oil and dhal should be separated or
• (Keep on microwave for a minute)
• Wash the kothavarakkai (Clustered beans) into small pieces.
• Boil water, cook the beans with turmeric and salt.
• Remove the water and keep.
• Add this kothavarakkai to the dhal and mix.
• It goes with Samar./ Rasam rice.

Ginger Pickle

Ginger Pickle

• Cut Ginger.............................1/2 cup....
• Tamarind................................lemon size
• Red Chilies............................12
• Powdered Jaggery.................1/2 cup
• Urad Dhal.............................2tsp
• Asafoetida.............................1/2 tsp
• Oil.........................................3tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Add water to the tamarind and keep in microwave for 30 seconds.
• Wash and remove the skin of the ginger, cut into pieces.
• Heat a tawa add oil, red chili, urad dhal.
• When the dhal becomes red , remove and cool it.
• Grind the ginger, chili,  jaggery. dhal tamarind and salt into a thick paste
• Heat a tawa with oil add mustard seeds.
• When it crackles add to the mixture.
• It is very tasty and serve with idli, dosa  and rice..