This “Dal usili curry” is a tasty and very healthy dish. High in protein and tastes excellent.It is a great and delightful Indian recipe.

Items required
1/4kg cluster beans or runner beans
75gm thoor dal
4 red chillies
1 teaspoon mustard
A pinch of asafoetida powder
Oil for frying
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon urd dal
A few curry leaves
Preparation method
1.Soak thoor dal in water and keep aside.
2.Chop the vegetables fine and keep aside.
3.After half an hour drain the dal and grind it into a coarse paste along with red chillies and asafoetida powder adding water sparingly.
4.Mix the vegetable with the paste (vide 3) and salt (to taste) and cook (without adding anymore water) in the cooker.
5.Heat oil in a saucepan and add urd dal and mustard. When the mustard crackles, add the cooked dal and vegetable mixtuer (vide 4). Fry well, adding a little more oil if required until the ingredients dry out and begin to crumble.
6.Garnish with curry leaves and serve hot.
Serves 4.