Kerala Special Payiru Curry - Whole Moong Dhal Curry

 

 

 

Nool Puttu & Kerala Payiru kari

This curry has been taken by Keralites as their morning breakfast.
They Take this as a side dish for idiyapam(nool puttu),puttu , apaam It goes well with other food also.

Kerala Payaru kaRi – Whole Moong Dhal Gravy

Ingredients
Whole Moong Dal : 150 gram

Onion – 1 no

Tomato – 1 no

Green chilli (slit) – 3 nos

Ginger grated – 1 tspn

Garlic - 2 nos  (crushed)

Turmeric powder – ¼ tspn

Coconut milk powder – 1tspn

Salt – to taste

For tempering

Oil – 3 tspn ( sunflower oil or coconut oil KL Nimal Brand)

Mustard seeds – ½ tspn

Curry leaves – few

Whole red chilli – 2

Small onion – 2 nos

Method

Soak moong dal overnight, next day morning wash and drain the water.

Add 350 ml water chopped onion, diced tomato, garlic,ginger, salt green chili, turmeric,.

Dissolve coconut powder in a hot water and add it to dal 

close the cooker and leave for 3 to 4 whistles. 

Remove from the gas stove after pressure is released mash slightly with masher.

Finely, temper with given ingredients and add it to moong dal.

Note Instead of coconut powder you can use fresh coconut milk.

This Kerala Special Payiru kari goes very well with idiyappam (Spring hoppers) , Puttu, AAppam.
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