🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Beans Usili

Name: Beans Usili
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 39 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 1-2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal); 2 cups, trimmed Green Beans

🇮🇳 Indian

Tamil usili — dal crumble scrambled with green beans. Humble dal, done properly, beats most fancy curries. Serve with steamed rice and a spoon of ghee.

Prep 10 min Cook 29 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Green Chili1-2, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed
Green Beans2 cups, trimmed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Cook the yellow lentils (toor dal) in a generous amount of water with turmeric and salt, skimming the foam, until each grain surrenders.
2
Beat the dal with a wire whisk until silky, adding hot water to a pouring consistency.
3
Warm the ghee, drop in cumin and mustard seeds if using, and let them pop before the onions go in.
4
Fry tomato with the green beans until it collapses into the fat, then pour the whole thing over the simmering dal.
5
Finish with a second tiny tadka — ghee, red chili powder, poured sizzling over the top — and a shower of cilantro.

Chef's tip

Resting the finished dish for five minutes off the heat lets the spices settle and deepen.

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Watch how it's made

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