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Karamani Usili
Karamani Usili, if you ask me to translate, I could end up in saying it as 'long green beans with lentil seasoning'. Here, I need to tell you the fact that I am not a good translator.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Calories
154
kcal
Author
Sujatha Muralidhar
Ingredients
For prepping
⅓
cup
chana dal
/split chickpea
15
karamani
/long beans
For cooking
2
tablespoon
vegetable oil
½
teaspoon
black mustard seeds
½
teaspoon
urad dal
/skinless black gram
½
teaspoon
cumin seeds
1
sprig
curry leaves
2
red chilies
½
onion
1
cup
water
½
teaspoon
salt
Instructions
For prepping
Soak chana dal for 2 hours.
Drain and grind to a coarse paste.
Chop Karamani(long beans) into half an inch in length.
For cooking
Over medium heat, place a pan and add vegetable oil, black mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, red chilies, and curry leaves.
Wait till mustard gets splutters.
then add water, salt, and chopped Karamani.
Close the lid and cook till Karamani becomes soft and tender or until the water gets evoporated completely.
Turn to low heat and add the ground chana dal paste.
Roast them well, drizzle half a teaspoon of vegetable oil if it starts sticking to the pan.
Once the chana dal paste cooked and turns into crumbles, remove from the heat and transfer to the serging bowl.
Serve hot with rice.
Nutrition
Calories:
154
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
18
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
7
g
|
Sodium:
7
mg
|
Potassium:
250
mg
|
Fiber:
6
g
|
Sugar:
4
g
|
Vitamin A:
750
IU
|
Vitamin C:
52.5
mg
|
Calcium:
61
mg
|
Iron:
1.8
mg