Ingredients

• For Usili -
• 1 cup Toor dal (cleaned and soaked for ½ hour)
• 3 red chilies
• 4 green chilies
• Sprig curry leaves
• ¼ teaspoon Asofoetida
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• For seasoning -
• 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon black gram dal
• 2 red chilies, broken
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Directions

• Directions
• Heat oil and mustard seeds, black gram dal and red chilies. When brown, add beans (cut into ½ cm. pieces), salt and turmeric. Cook till done.
• If there is any excess water, remove it. Grind toor dal to a coarse paste adding green chilies, red chilies, curry leaves and asafetida.
• Heat one tablespoon oil and add ground paste. Cook on a low fire till dry. Break up the dal with a fork and add the cooked vegetables.
• Cook on a low fire till dry. Serve hot. You can substitute cabbage for the beans.