VALAIPOO USLI

VALAIPOO USLI

Ingredients:

(A)
1 cup valaipoo florets, cleaned cut into small pieces.
¼ tsp turmeric powder
Little salt.

(B)
To Soak:
¼ cup toor dal
¼ cup channa dal
3 dried chillies

(C)
A good pinch of asafoetida powder
1 tbs oil
¼ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste

Method:
Add all the items in (A) in a pot.
Cook for 10 minutes, remove and strain without water.

Soak all the items in (B) for half an hour.
Strain, add little salt and little asafoetida powder.
Grind to a coarse paste. Steam the paste in a idli cooker.
Remove, and when cold, break it up like bread crumbs.

Heat a wok with oil, add in the mustard seeds, and urad dal.
Let it splutter, add in the curry leaves, and little asafoetida.
Add in the dal crumble and the boiled valaipoo.
On low heat, stir fry till they are mixed well.
The dal should dry and crisp.
Remove and serve with rice