This is another simple poriyal which is our family favorite!!
To Temper:
Variation: Sweet Poriyal
Another day I tried this cool drink from Essence of Andhra - Uma's blog - Cucumber Lemonade! Tasted great :) Thank you Uma!
Ingredients:
| Cluster Beans,Chopped | 1 1/2 cup |
| Moong dal/Paasi paruppu | 2-3 tblsp |
| Sambhar powder/red chilli powder | 1 tsp |
| Turmeric powder | 1/8 tsp |
| Coconut gratings | 1/4 cup |
| Onion | 1 no. |
| Salt | As needed |
To Temper:
| Mustard | 1 tsp |
| Urad dal/ulutham paruppu | 1 tsp |
| Curry leaves | A sprig |
| Oil | 1 tsp |
Method:
- Remove the head and tail of cluster beans,wash them and chop them finely as shown in the picture.
- Boil the cluster beans in water,along with moong dhal,turmeric,salt,sambhar/red chilli powder.
- Cook till done,moong dal should be just done,not too soft....by that time moong dhal gets cooked,cluster beans too should have got cooked just right.
- Drain the water and keep aside.
- Heat kadai and temper with the tempering items,followed by onion and fry till onion turns transparent.
- Add the cooked cluster beans,moong dal and fry for two minutes in medium flame till moisture gets absorbed.
- Add the grated coconut and stir well for a minute.
- Transfer to the serving dish! Serve as accompaniment for rice.
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Variation: Sweet Poriyal
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i thought we only add either toor dal or urad dal in poriyal. glad to see moong dal is fine too :D thats the easiest to buy in singapore.
ReplyDeleteNice step by step presenttaion.Like them with side of rice.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of poriyal with generous amount of coconut on it is my fav! Lemonade pic looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeletenice recipe..will try your way sometime..i usually make usali, never used onions..good one..
ReplyDeleteLooks nice...before I never used to like cluster beans but now...I love them :)....will try your method ;)...did tried the pasta?
ReplyDeletenever had cluster beans poriyal.my mom used to do kootu and add some jaggery to it. yours looks tempting. will buy cluster beans this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI make a similar poriyal with cabbage. This one is new for me. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletethis is a totally new recipe to me... looking at the picture, I thought it looked like beans paruppu usili... pleasantly surprised by the ingredients and the method :)
ReplyDeletelove the step-by-step pictures
- Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)
My grandma's special dish is this, i love to have with hot rice..looks great Raks, i checked the slide show, now u can see the roundup..thanks for letting me know about the slide problem..
ReplyDeleteHi Rai,
ReplyDeleteI had learnt thoran from one of the blogger friends....am glad to learn this interesting way of making poriyal :) nice methodical presentation :)
The drink looks cool :)
TC
Ilove bean poriyal like these, it was one of the dish wehad a lot in our lunch box and i still love them.
ReplyDeleteThe poriyal looks superb.We make the similar way at home..The pictures are fabulous..
ReplyDeleteI love the cucumber lemonade too :)
poriyal looks mouth watering. nice pics.
ReplyDeleteLove the Porial, I love the sweetish taste of Jawar! :)
ReplyDeletethat looks absolutely gorgeous , I love the taste of cluster beans
ReplyDeleteIts my grandpa's favourite..minus the onions..good one
ReplyDeleteNice picture, I must also try your mom's method of adding this poriyal with sugar, ghee, and rice. It sounds so yummy :)
ReplyDeletePoriyal looks awesome Raks.. my mom always made paruppu usli with this veggie. I like adding mung dhal to poriyal too.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the drink looks so pretty.
Sugar and moong dal are a new addition for me in poriyal. It looks delicious. Great with rice and rasam.
ReplyDeleteLove Poriyal..Looks so yumm..Lovely photo..
ReplyDeletewith sugar..mmm...maybe i will take some poriyal out on the side and try it...i know my cousin would love it..he loves every thing sweet...
ReplyDeleteI make with toor dhal exactly the same way. The drink looks cool!
ReplyDeletelovely click, absolutely appetizing, even for a total carnivore like me :) will try it soon and keep you posted :)
ReplyDeleteI was not much into this when i was in India....But now I miss this....On my trip to India I was ordering my mom to cook all the veggies I havnt tasted here.....This is almost the same way my mom makes
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog..Poriyal is looking delicious..We dont get fresh ones...will try when i have them..
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! My mom makes a similar curry with cluster beans...
ReplyDeleteLooks superb Raks..!!..thorans are my fav..with lotsa coconut n tempering..thats just perfect with rice..looks yum..n the drink too.looks gorgeous..:)
ReplyDeletei just got some cluster beans from the indian store this weekend and was planning to make the same. Love this!
ReplyDeleteraji, my mom adds moong daal too. i am okay with cluster beans, not a fan, but your poriyal looks very yummy and tempting. love the last pic of the lemonade! Very cool! ;-)
ReplyDeletemy husband's favorite vegetable! and a nice comfort food.. I make this pretty pretty much in a similar way.. love your step-by-step photos.. :)
ReplyDeleteMy husband's favorite one. I always put this in sambhar only. Thanks for the recipe. I am going to try this sure.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pic..Looks yummy..Cluster beans is my favo one...
ReplyDeleteRaji, Awesome clicks as usual. we also add moongdhall, but i pmicrowave that. I have never added onions, surely will try next time. We also make parruppu usili with this.
ReplyDeletePorial looks yummy...Like the cucumber lemonade...
ReplyDeleteI rarely buy cluster beans coz I find it a little bitter for my taste. The poriyal looks fantastic, R. Your pics are beautiful! :)
ReplyDeletenice step by stp photos... lovely raji. i never tried this.looks yum
ReplyDeleteNice presentations............the final product looks gorgeous!!
ReplyDeletespecial... special...
ReplyDeletemm..poriyal cooking way diferent a irukae ;)..beautifully explained :)super raji...
ReplyDeletelove the poriyal made this way! looks yum
ReplyDeleteWow this is new version of using cluster beans. Looks yum. Will try this soon. Cucumber lemonade looks yum.
ReplyDeleteNice poriyal recipe. Eager to taste it. Nice pics.
ReplyDeleteI have a bag of frozen cluster beans
ReplyDeletesitting idle will put it to good use
good recipe thanks
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