Paruppu usili

Paruppu Usili is a beloved South Indian dish that hails from the Tamil Brahmin community. It combines protein-rich lentils with vegetables like green beans, cluster beans, or banana flower to create a healthy and flavorful side. This dish is known for its unique texture and balanced flavors, making it a staple in traditional Tamil homes.

What is Paruppu Usili?

The name “Paruppu” means lentils, and “Usili” refers to crumbled or coarse in texture.

The dish essentially involves stir-frying crumbled, steamed lentils with vegetables and spices. Cooks typically use a combination of toor dal (pigeon pea lentils) and chana dal (split chickpeas), which they soak, grind, steam, and then crumble to create a soft, crumbly texture.

They then temper the dish with mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, and dried red chilies, adding a subtle spice and aromatic flavor to the mixture. The result is a dry, crumbly side dish that is rich in protein and perfect to serve alongside rice dishes.

Nutritional Benefits of Paruppu Usili

Paruppu Usili is a nutritious and wholesome dish. Lentils provide a high source of protein, fiber, and essential vitamins, making it an excellent option for vegetarians and those looking to incorporate more plant-based proteins into their diet. Additionally, the vegetables used in the dish add a boost of vitamins and minerals, making it a balanced, nutrient-dense accompaniment to your meals.

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Paruppu Usili

Niranjana Sankaranarayanan

Paruppu usili is a very popular brahmin recipe which is ground, steamed and mixed with kothavarangai, beans, vazhaipoo and ammini kozhakkattai. It is rich in protein and is a better substitute for coconut green chilli mixture that we use for making poriyal or upperi. Its so easy to make. Though i have made it many times, missed to post this recipe and finally doing it.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Soaking time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Servings 6

Equipment

• Pressure cooker or steamer
• Pan
• Mixie

Ingredients

  

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup Channa dhal
• 1 cup Toor dhal
• 2 Nos Guntur chilli
• 2 Nos Bedigi chilli
• As req Salt
• A pinch Asafoetida

Instructions

 

• Wash and soak all the ingredients for one and a half hour.
• Drain the water completely.
• Grind the dhal and chilli.
• Add salt and asafoetida. Mix well.
• Now make dumplings and steam cook it.
• Paruppu usili kozhakkattai is ready.
• After crumbling it, we can mix it with ammini kozhakkattai, vazhaipoo, beans and cluster beans.

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Keyword Paruppu usili, steam cook food, Tiffin recipes

INSTRUCTIONS 

• Wash and soak all the ingredients for one and a half hour.
• Drain the water completely.
• Grind the dhal and chilli.
• Add salt and asafoetida. Mix well.
• Now make dumplings and steam cook it.
• Paruppu usili kozhakkattai is ready.
• After crumbling it, we can mix it with ammini kozhakkattai, vazhaipoo, beans and cluster beans.

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