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55 min — 30 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Kongunadu Paasi Payiru Usili

Name: Kongunadu Paasi Payiru Usili
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 150g Moong Dal; 4g salt; 100g banana; 1g Turmeric Powder; 100g green beans; 2tbsp Coconut Oil; 8piece Curry Leaves; 1tsp Mustard Seeds (Black); 1tsp Urad Dal; 3g dry red chillies

Green gram crumbles tossed with beans and raw banana. Protein-rich Kongunadu side dish.

Time 55 min · Serves 6 · 158 kcal · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Moong Dal — 150 g (whole)
salt (optional) — 4 g (whole)
banana — 100 g (chopped)
Turmeric Powder — 1 g (whole)
green beans — 100 g (chopped)

Tempering

Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Curry Leaves — 8 piece (ground)
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 1 tsp (whole)
Urad Dal — 1 tsp (whole)
dry red chillies — 3 g (whole)

Method

Soak the moong dal (paasi payiru) in hot water for 30 minutes; drain well.
Grind the soaked dal coarsely with the dry red chillies and a little salt, using very little water, into a thick grainy paste.
Grease a steamer plate, spread the ground dal, and steam for 10-12 minutes until firm. Cool and crumble into small pieces.
Peel and chop the raw banana; cook it with the French beans, turmeric, and a little salt until just tender.
Heat coconut oil in a kadai; add mustard seeds and urad dal, let them crackle and turn golden, then add curry leaves.
Add the crumbled dal usili and saute on low flame for 3-4 minutes until dry and slightly crisp.
Fold in the cooked banana and beans; mix gently and adjust salt. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice and sambar or rasam.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Kongunadu Paasi Payiru Usili?: 158 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 55 min — 30 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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