Green capsicum Paruppu Usli / Green Bell Pepper and Lentil fry

Paruppu Usli is a traditional South Indian Brahmin dish, particularly famous in Tamilnadu. This is a healthy dish prepared by using lentils and vegetables. Beans, cluster beans, plantain flower, cabbage and potato, are the vegetables generally used for this recipe.  Here I am using Capsicum.

Ingredients:

Tovar Dal                            ¼ cup

Chenna Dal                         ½ cup     

Urdh dhal                            2 tbsp.

Moong dhal                         2  tbsp.

Red chilies                          7  no

Curry leaves                       2 stem

Hing                                   ½ tsp

Salt                                   to taste

Green Capsicum chopped    2 cups

 For Seasoning

Coconut Oil                        4 tbsp.

Mustard seeds                    ½ tsp

Urdh dal                            1 tsp

Method:

• Soak the all dals in a hot water for 2 hours. After 2 hours drain it and grind with curry leaves, Hing, red chilies, and salt. Grind them coarsely.  Put it in the Microwave bowl and cook it for 3 minutes. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a kadai; add all the ingredients under "For seasoning" one by one. After it crackles, add chopped capsicum along with salt.  Fry till capsicum is cooked.
• Now take the capsicum from the kadai, keep it aside
• Add little more oil in the same kadai. Add the half cooked dhal paste and fry it on low heat till it gets cooked.
•  Now add capsicum in it and mix well.  Lower the heat, and stir it for few more minutes. The delicious Paruppu Usli is ready
• Serve with Rice, MorKuzhambhu and  Ginger Saathuamuthu/Rasam