Thursday, November 3, 2016

NANJIL PARUPPU KUZHAMBU / DAL CURRY

Ingredients:
Thoor dal / yellow lentil - 1/2 cup
Small onion - 5 pieces
Green chili - 1 or 2
Dried red chili - 1
Asafoetida - 1 small piece or 1/4 tsp powder
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Tamarind - 1 small piece
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Tomato - 1 small or 1/2 big
Coconut scrapping - 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - optional
Salt to taste
Oil for seasoning

Preparation:
Pressure cook dal with green chili, onion, tomato and asafoetida for 3 minutes after first whistle.


Crush coconut, cumin seeds, tamarind and turmeric powder without water in a mixer grinder or in a stone grinder.


Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add red chili and roast for a second. Immediately pour pressure cooked dal. Add crushed coconut mix and salt to taste. Allow to boil for 5 minutes.


Season with curry leaves and serve with rice. As I currently live in Germany and i did not get curry leaves, I omitted curry leaves.



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