Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Pacha Payiru Kari - Green moong dal curry

Recipe Courteousy: Sashi Prakash

Green moong dal - 2 cups
Garlic - minced 1 tsp
Turmeric -1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 2 small
Red chilli - 1
Cocunut - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp

For tadka
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Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 2
Oil - 2 tbl sp

Procedure:
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--Pressure cook 2 cups green moong with 6 cups water in pressure cooker with one spoon of garlic and a pinch of turmeric.
--in the blender, add some green/red chillies, coconut, cumin (jeera), garlic and blend well.
--in a pan, fry mustard seeds in oil, add curry leaves. As soon as the mustard starts popping add the paste from the blender and turn the stove off.
--as soon as the moong dal is ready, add this mixture in it, with salt and bring it to a boil...
--if the moong is not done fully, you can mash a part of it (in blender or using a beater) so that the curry is thicker

Voila, your payaru kari is ready:)