Paruppu Kulambu

Ingredients:

Toor Dal 1/2 Cup
Green Chili 6
Garlic pods 2
Jeera Seeds 1 Teaspoon
Asafoetida a pinch
Turmeric powder 1/4 Teaspoon
Small onions 4
Tomato 1
Tamarind a small ball
Grated tender coconut 3/4 Cup
Mustard 1/2 Teaspoon
Dry Red Chili 2
Curry leaves little
Oil
Salt

To make a paste:

• Grind tender coconut and jeera seeds in a mixcy and keep it aside.

Method:

• To a Pressure cooker add toor dal, chopped tomato, small onions, asafoetida, turmeric powder, garlic pods, green chili and add 2 cup of water.
• Pressure cook it.
• Open the cooker add salt and mash the dal.
• Add the grinder paste and boil well till raw smell goes.
  
• Add tamarind pulp and boil the dal.
  
• In a small frying pan add oil when its hot add mustard.
• When mustard splits add dry red chili and curry leaves.
• Add this to the dal.

Paruppu kulambu is great with steaming rice and aviyal...