Usili

by syamalalakshmi

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Soak dals in medium hot water for time saving.

Usili recipe - How to make Usili

Preparation Time: 1hour Cooking Time: 15minutes Total Time: 751 hours 15 minutes
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Ingredients

Method

Clelan each flower by taking crown(its long stem like thing
With a small button head,and one petal which is in the tail of the flower.
For every and each flower take away these two things.
I think that it dont get digested easily.
Chop these flowers and put them in buttermilk water(in a bowl add water, 3tsp of
Buttermilkand salt mix well and put this
Chopped flowers in this andcook till soft.
Drain the water and keep aside.
Now wash the tuardal and chanadal and soak them in water for 1 hour.
Now grind this dals with turmeric,salt,4curry leaves and 4 red chillies.
Donot add water while grinding and make a coarse paste.
Now grease idly plates and put this paste like idlies.
Steam for 10minutes or till done.
Now take this idlies and crush them with your finger tips.
Heat oil in a kadai and through some mustards.when they
Spultter add urad dal red chilli and curry leaves.
Now add this bananaflower and this dal and mix well.
Adjust salt according to your taste.cover and cook for 3
To 4 minutes and serve with rice and rasam or rice and kadhi.

This recipe was contributed by syamalalakshmi on 28 Jul 2001

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