Beetroot Lentil Crumble (Beetroot Parupu Usili)
Servings: 3 -4
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Toor dal (pigeon peas)
- 1/4 cup Chana dal (husked bengal gram)
- 3-4 Dried red chillies
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida powder (kayam)
- 1 big Beetroot 250-300 gms, grated
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- Salt
Tempering
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad dal (husked black gram )
- 1 Dry red chilli
- Curry leaves
- Oil I used coconut oil
Instructions
- Wash dals and soak in 1 cup water with dry red chillies for one hour. Drain and grind to a coarse batterby adding 1/4 cup + 2-3 tbsp water (refer notes). Add asafoetida powder and salt, mix well. Keep aside.
- Heat oil in a wide pan and add grated beetroot and salt. Add 2-3 tbsp water and cover and cook, stir in between. Once it's tender, remove from the pan.
- In the same cooking pan, add more oil and add mustard, urad dal, red chilli and curry leaves. Fry for a min. Add chopped onion and fry till it becomes soft, no need to brown.
- Add the coarse dal paste and fry over low heat stirring frequently, till mixture is well cooked, crisp and resembles breadcrumbs (refer notes).
- Mix in beetroot and cook for 5 mins. Serve hot as a side dish.
Notes
Make sure you dont add too much water while grinding the dal, it has to be coarse paste and not smooth paste. Start with 2 tbsp water and add more accordingly.
It takes a while for the dal mix to cook. It took around 10-12 mins on low flame for it to cook on low flame, once it's cooked, increase the flame to med-high to make it crispier. You can drizzle a bit oil in between to make it extra crispier. Once it becomes crispier, reduce the heat and add beetroot.
If you prefer it spicy, add 4 dry red chilies and add 1/4 -1/2 tsp of pepper powder in the end.
It takes a while for the dal mix to cook. It took around 10-12 mins on low flame for it to cook on low flame, once it's cooked, increase the flame to med-high to make it crispier. You can drizzle a bit oil in between to make it extra crispier. Once it becomes crispier, reduce the heat and add beetroot.
If you prefer it spicy, add 4 dry red chilies and add 1/4 -1/2 tsp of pepper powder in the end.