Friday, September 7, 2007

Red Chori Bean Sprouts Usli

Usli, a protein rich snack is usually prepared using soaked and cooked dry beans or sprouts. My mom used to make usli / guggillu with various beans for a quick evening snack. Based on that, I made a nutritious, sprouted red chori bean usli which you can put together in around 5 minutes (if you have sprouts ready).

Red chori bean sprouts

You need:
Red chori beans sprouts - 1 cup
Fresh grated coconut / frozen coconut, thawed - 1/4 cup
Medium sized green chillies, finely chopped - 2
Oil - 2 tsp
Chanadal - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Few curry leaves
Salt
Juice from half a lime / lemon (optional)

Red chori bean usli

Preparation:
Heat oil in a small pan, add chanadal and mustard seeds. When chanadal turn red, add chillies and curry leaves and stir them for a few seconds.
Next add sprouts, coconut and salt to the pan, stir the whole mixture and saute them for a couple of minutes before turning off the stove.
Drizzle with lemon juice, if using.
Serve hot.

This goes to RCI-Karnataka hosted by Asha of Foodie's hope.

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15 comments:

  1. My sister makes this dish once a while. Yours looks like the one she makes.
    Alas i've not had them for ages, as not seen my sis for a while.

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  2. Thank you Suma.Looks so good and healthy too.Great entry.Simple and delicious:))

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  3. Hi, Looks lovely and a healthy recipe too. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Sprouted chori---so healthy and your recipe looks delicious and colourful!

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  5. these simple dishes are the most satisfying. lovely pictures.

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  6. Usli sounds so delicious. Simple, tasty and very nutritious.

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  7. suma.. those look delicious.. must be filling too

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  8. Very filling & high in protein too.
    We make the same thing with kadala(don't know the English name for this lentil. It is small & brown) I love having this as a snack.
    Suma, your pics are always so nice & clear and some of the close-ups(like the poha-curd pic) are superb!

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  9. Nice healthy dish. Pictures look lovely :)

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  10. Suma,

    Love it, I also add chaat masala and lemon at the end.

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  11. I love this dish a lot......Looks great ;-)

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  12. I make the same too but with unsprouted..i love husli :)Great entry!

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  13. We call this as sundal in tamilnadu. Nice healthy dish. Lovely picture.

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  14. Very nutritious and easy to amke too! I love uslis of any kind.

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  15. i made this red chori sprout usli and loved it..i've put a picture in my blog..

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