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Dal Curry / Paruppu Kulambu

Written By Angela Steffi on Sunday, July 24, 2016 | 5:03:00 PM

Posted by Angela Steffi on 5:03:00 PM Dal Curry / Paruppu Kulambu is a very popular dish is all wedding lunches and it is also extremely healthy and nutritious and rich in protein.This is quick and very easy to make I always make this whenever I dont have enough time to Cook or when i am bored. Dal with potato fry is a stunning combination with rice and also goes excellent with Chapathi.


Serving Size      : 4

Cooking Time   : 20 minutes
Difficulty: Spice Level:

Quantity


INGREDIENT

1 Cup
Thoor Dal / Thuvaram Paruppu
10 Shallots / small onions
3
Cloves of garlic
3Green chilies
1
Tomato
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Hing / Asafoetida 
1 tsp Chili powder
Salt to taste
Water as required

To Temper
1 tsp
Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
3 Dry Red chilies

Curry leaves


Cooking Method

Step 1) In a pressure Cooker add the cleaned Thoor Dal, add enough water, shallots, garlic, green Chillies, turmeric powder, hing/asafoetida, chilli powder, salt to taste and cook for 4 whistles until the dal is fully done (100% cooked) we dont want any chunks


Step 2) To temper heat 1 tsp oil, once the oil is hot enough add mustard seeds once you hear the popping sound add dry red chilies , curry leaves and turn off the heat .Add the tempering to the cooke dal and mix well.


Note: 
You can adjust the consistency as per your taste.(for Chapathi make it a little thicker and for rice the dal tastes good when it is little thinner)


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About Angela Steffi

I am an avid food blogger with a great passion for food. I am always eager to try new recipes and modify recipes and experiment with them. I have two cooking channels on Youtube CLASSIC MASALA HUT (for english recipes) and MADRAS SAMAYAL (for Tamil recipes).

7 comments :

  1. UnknownDecember 6, 2016 at 8:13 AM

    Hey Steffi made your dal the 5th time now and its delicious :)

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    1. Angela SteffiDecember 6, 2016 at 8:21 PM

      oh nice. Thank you so much for your feedback Roanne. I am very happy that you liked :)

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