South Indian Paruppu Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is easy to make one pot kuzhambu recipe which is simple, healthy and protein rich.
South Indian Paruppu Kuzhambu
When we think of India,mainly south india the thing which gets into your mind is dal. India is known for their different types of dal. Dals are one of the staple dish all over india. Dals are prepared different ways in different region. In south india they use lot of curry leaves and tamarind for sour taste,In the north they use lots of onions and tomato for sour taste….This dish is very easy and simple dish to make.
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Ingredients for South Indian Paruppu Kuzhambu
- Toor Dal - ½ cup
- Tomato-1 chopped
- Garlic - 4 cloves peeled
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Water - 1.5 cup
- Salt-to taste
- Coriander leaves- a handful finely chopped
For Grinding:
- Coconut - ½ cup
- Green chilli -2
- Cumin seeds / Jeerakam -1 tsp
For Seasoning:
- Ghee or Oil -1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya podi - ¼ tsp
- Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
This is one of the basic dal in south india. This is really very mild and flavourful dal recipe,Since it is so mild in taste it goes extremely well with the spicy potato chettinad. So please give this a go and let me know what you think.
How to Make South Indian Paruppu Kuzhambu
- Take the grinding ingredients in a mixer and grind it into a smooth paste.
- Wash toor dal well. Take dal, water, tomato, garlic, turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.
- Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistle. Turn off the flame and let the steam go all by itself.
- Now open the cooker and mash the dal roughly.
- Add in the ground paste and mix well.Let it come to a boil again.Season with salt.
- Now in a small pan,Heat ghee and add in the mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves. Now pour this tadka into the dal and mix well.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice.
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South Indian Paruppu Kuzhambu Recipe
South Indian Paruppu Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is easy to make one pot kuzhambu recipe which is simple, healthy and protein rich.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 125kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Toor Dal
- 1 Tomato chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic peeled
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- 1.5 cup Water
- Salt-to taste
- Coriander leaves- a handful finely chopped
- For Grinding:
- ½ cup Coconut
- 2 Green chilli
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds / Jeerakam
- For Seasoning:
- 1 tbsp Ghee or Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya podi
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Take the grinding ingredients in a mixer and grind it into a smooth paste.
- Wash toor dal well. Take dal, water, tomato, garlic, turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.
- Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistle. Turn off the flame and let the steam go all by itself.
- Now open the cooker and mash the dal roughly.
- Add in the ground paste and mix well.Let it come to a boil again.Season with salt.
- Now in a small pan,Heat ghee and add in the mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.Now pour this tadka into the dal and mix well.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg
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South Indian Paruppu Kuzhambu Recipe Step by Step
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| First lets make the masala..Take coconut in a blender |
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| add in green chillies |
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| and cumin seeds |
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| make it into a smooth paste |
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| Now take washed toor dal in a pressure cooker |
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| cover with water, add in garlic |
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| and some tomatoes |
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| add in turmeric powder |
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| cover and pressure cooker |
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| now dal is cooked |
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| mash it roughly |
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| add in ground masala |
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| mix well |
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| add in salt |
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| simmer for few mins |
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| heat oil or ghee in a pan |
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| add in mustard seeds |
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| add in asafoetida |
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| and some curry leaves |
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| fry them and pour it into the dal |
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| mix well |
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| add in lots of chopped coriander leaves |
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| Mix well |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
Fantastic Recipe! I tried it out last night, and it was absolutely delicious. Very simple to make.
Thanks for the recipe!
Mumtaz begum
Plz tell me How to prepare snake guard dal
Anonymous
Looks delicious. Going to cook this now!!
Unknown
Thanks for the delicious taste
Anonymous
Just awesome
Nithya Veena Venkat
I learnt to cook with the help of your recipes. They are easy to make and pictorial description makes cooking fun. Thank u akka