Kerala Parippu Curry / Kerala Dal Curry

Kerala Parippu Curry / Kerala Moong Dal Curry is one of my all time favorite dish. I still remember, when I was in school, I was a picky eater. I wont eat most of the vegetable dishes and my mom was very much worried about me. One of the vegetarian dish, I used have at that time was this "Parippu Curry". In order to make me eat vegetables she used to prepare this by adding some grated vegetables also. I love having it with Pappadam and Ghee.This Curry  is an inevitable dish in an Onam Sadya. 

Here comes my recipe.

Ingredients

Moong Dal / Cheru payar parippu ~ 1/2 cup
Green chillies ~ 3-4 Nos
Grated coconut ~ 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder ~ 1/4 -1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder ~ 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds ~ 2 pinch
Garlic ~ 4 cloves
Mustard seeds
Shallots ~ 2-3 Nos
Curry leaves ~ 1 stem
Dry red chillies ~ 2 Nos
Salt to taste.
Oil

Method

Wash and pressure cook Moong dal, green chillies and salt by adding 2-3 cups of water till 2 whistles Meanwhile grind grated coconut, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, cumin seeds and garlic  by adding 3-4 tbsp of water to a fine paste.Then heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When it crackles, add dry red chillies, curry leaves and chopped shallots and saute till shallots become brown in color. Then add cooked Moong Dal along with ground coconut paste and mix it nicely. Simmer for some more minutes and remove from the flame.  Enjoy with Rice, Pappadam and Ghee.



Cheers,