Paruppu Kuzhambu Recipe (South Indian Paruppu)
South Indian Paruppu Kuzhambu Recipe also known as Paruppu kuzhambu is a simple South Indian lentil dish from Tamilnadu. It is made with everyday basic ingredients like toor dal, tomato, garlic, turmeric, coconut, chillies and cumin seeds. It pairs perfectly with hot rice, and also goes well with idli, dosa, chapati or roti. This is easy to make one pot kuzhambu recipe which is simple, healthy and protein rich.
Equipment
Pressure cooker
Ingredients
To Pressure Cook Together
- ½ cup Toor Dal
- 1 medium Tomato chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic peeled and left whole
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1½ cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
To Grind
- ½ cup Fresh Coconut grated
- 2 no Green chillies
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida (Hing)
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
For Garnishing
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves finely chopped
Instructions
- Take the to grind ingredients in a blender, add little water and grind it into a smooth paste. Set this aside till needed.
- Take toor dal in a bowl and wash it 3 to 4 times rubbing on it gently to remove any starch from it. Take the washed toor 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.
- Now Add in the ground paste and salt. Mix well and let it come to a boil again. Paruppu is ready.
- Now lets make tempering. Heat ghee in a small pan, add in the mustard seeds and allow it to splatter. Now add in asafoetida and curry leaves and let them sizzle in the ghee for 10 seconds. Now pour this tadka into the dal and mix well.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Paruppu Kuzhambu Recipe (South Indian Paruppu)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
176
% Daily Value*
Fat
11
g
17
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.03
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Sodium
608
mg
26
%
Potassium
154
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
16
g
5
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
350
IU
7
%
Vitamin C
16
mg
19
%
Calcium
34
mg
3
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.