Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe - Steamed Lentils Crumbled With Carrots
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes, mustard seeds, dry red chilli. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making the Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe, wash and soak toor dal for 30 minutes
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 2
After 30 minutes drain the water from dal
- 3
Combine the soaked toor dal along with fennel seeds, dried red chillies, and salt in a mixer jar and grind to a coarse mix using a mixer grinder
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)dry red chilli(1)salt - to tastearhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)dry red chillies(2)salt - to taste - 4
Transfer to a bowl
- 5
Heat an idli steamer on medium heat, with a cup of water
- 6
Grease the idli mould and keep it ready
- 7
Now make small lemon sized balls of the prepared toor dal mix, and place it in the idli mould
carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes(1 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 8
Cover and steam cook for 10 minutes, until the dal mixture is cooked
- 9
(Don't make the ball of dals too tight as the lentils will not steam very well)In a wide pan, add oil and heat it on medium heat, add the mustard seeds, asafoetida and let it splutter
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/2 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon) - 10
Add the dried red chilli, curry leaves and let it crackle
dry red chilli(1)sprig curry leaves(1) - 11
Add the cubed carrots, season with salt, mix well, cover and cook for 5-7 minutes until the carrots are cooked well
carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes(1 cup)salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 12
Meanwhile, remove the steamed toor dal balls, crumble it with your hands so that it resembles the sandy texture
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 13
Once the carrots are cooked well, add this crumbled toor dal mix to the pan and mix well
carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes(1 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 14
At this stage you can add a teaspoon or two of oil, if the mixture looks too dry
- 15
Saute for 2 minutes, until the dal crumbles are nice and crispy and switch off the heat
- 16
It is ready to be served
- 17
Serve Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Jeera Milagu Rasam, Chow Chow Poricha Kootu and Roasted Papad for a weekend lunch
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Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe - Steamed Lentils Crumbled With Carrots
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes, mustard seeds, dry red chilli. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe, wash and soak toor dal for 30 minutes
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 2
After 30 minutes drain the water from dal
- 3
Combine the soaked toor dal along with fennel seeds, dried red chillies, and salt in a mixer jar and grind to a coarse mix using a mixer grinder
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)dry red chilli(1)salt - to tastearhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)dry red chillies(2)salt - to taste - 4
Transfer to a bowl
- 5
Heat an idli steamer on medium heat, with a cup of water
- 6
Grease the idli mould and keep it ready
- 7
Now make small lemon sized balls of the prepared toor dal mix, and place it in the idli mould
carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes(1 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 8
Cover and steam cook for 10 minutes, until the dal mixture is cooked
- 9
(Don't make the ball of dals too tight as the lentils will not steam very well)In a wide pan, add oil and heat it on medium heat, add the mustard seeds, asafoetida and let it splutter
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/2 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon) - 10
Add the dried red chilli, curry leaves and let it crackle
dry red chilli(1)sprig curry leaves(1) - 11
Add the cubed carrots, season with salt, mix well, cover and cook for 5-7 minutes until the carrots are cooked well
carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes(1 cup)salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 12
Meanwhile, remove the steamed toor dal balls, crumble it with your hands so that it resembles the sandy texture
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 13
Once the carrots are cooked well, add this crumbled toor dal mix to the pan and mix well
carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes(1 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal)(1 cup) - 14
At this stage you can add a teaspoon or two of oil, if the mixture looks too dry
- 15
Saute for 2 minutes, until the dal crumbles are nice and crispy and switch off the heat
- 16
It is ready to be served
- 17
Serve Carrot Paruppu Usili Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Jeera Milagu Rasam, Chow Chow Poricha Kootu and Roasted Papad for a weekend lunch
About this recipe
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with carrots (gajjar) - cut into small cubes, mustard seeds, dry red chilli. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (4 servings)
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