Parippu Curry | Kerala Parippu Curry Recipe
Parippu Curry is a tasty, comforting dish made by cooking dal with tempered spices and coconut paste. Parippu Curry is added with ghee & relished with rice meal and commonly made on Onam Sadya.
Servings3
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup moong dal cheruparuppu
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- water as required
- salt to taste
To grind to a paste:
- 1/4 cup coconut grated
- 1/4 teaspoon jeera
- 1 no green chilli
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- few nos curry leaves
- 1 no red chilli
- 6 nos small onion
Instructions
- Dry roast moong dal till golden or until nice aroma rises.
- Then transfer it to pressure cooker and pressure cook it along with a pinch of turmeric powder , salt and required water.
- Once dal is cooked mash it up once, set aside.
- Grind the ingredients listed under 'to grind' along with little water to a fine paste,Set aside.
- Now transfer the dal to a pan and let it boil for 2mins.
- Then add coconut paste and let it boil for a good 5mins in low flame. Adjust salt at this stage.
- Let it boil once the raw smell of coconut paste leaves, switch off and set aside.
- Now prepare your tadka - in a tadka pan heat oil add mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilli let it splutter then add finely sliced small onion and fry till slightly browned.
- Now transfer the prepared tadka to the dal, drizzle ghee give a quick mix.
- Serve Parippu Curry hot with rice and papadam.
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Notes
- Make sure you grind coconut to a fine paste. Add little water while grinding.
- While serving drizzle ghee and then serve with rice.
- Roasting the dal before cooking gives a nice flavour to the dal.
- The curry thickens with time, so switch off when its in flowing consistency.
Nutrition Facts
Parippu Curry | Kerala Parippu Curry Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 171
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
Sodium 13mg1%
Potassium 39mg1%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 72IU1%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 18mg2%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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