paruppu urundai kuzhambu - dal ball curry

Paruppu urundai kuzhambu / kulambu

 

Ingredients to grind - paruppu urundai kulambu

red gram - 1/2 cup

rice - 2 tsp

cumin seed - 1 tsp

coconut - 3 pieces

green chili - 1

hing / asafoetida - pinch

Other ingredients -  paruppu urundai kulambu

onion - 1/4 cup

garlic - 1/4 cup

coriander pdr - 2 tsp

chili pdr - 2 tsp

fennel seed pdr - 1/2 tsp

tamarind - amla size

thick coconut milk - 1/4 cup

ground tomato - 1

Method -  paruppu urundai kulambu

1.Soak red gram, rice in water for 1 hour. Grind red gram, cumin seed, g.chili, rice, coconut without adding water.

2.Make small balls from this dal mixture and deep fry it till you get LITTLE CRISPY OUTER LAYER. It will take only 2 minutes. Don't over fry it . This crispy outer layer covers under cooked dal mixture. It will be well cooked when we boil it with kuzhambu.

3.In a pan add 2 tsp of oil and add mustard, cumin seeds , asafoetida. Now you can saute garlic, onion, ground tomato one by one

4.Add coriander. chili powder, fennel seed powder, coconut milk, tamarind water,and let it boil 6,7 minutes . (add salt)

5.Now add dal balls. After 5 minutes of boiling paruppu urundai kulambu will be ready to serve.