Paruppu Thuvaiyal | Toor dal Chutney | Thuvaram Paruppu Thuvaiyal

Traditional thuvaram paruppu / toor dal chutney recipe...

Ingredients:-

Tuvar dal / Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Dry chilli - 3 to 4 nos

Garlic - 1 clove

Tamarind - Pea-sized 

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

salt to taste.

Method:-

Dry roast the dal and chilies.

Grind them with salt, coconut, tamarind, garlic, and adequate water.

Serve with rice or idli dosa.

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Thirunelveli Meen Kulambu | Fish Curry

Ingredients

• King Fish, sliced - 1/2 kg
• Tomato - 1
• shallots - 25
• green chilli - 3
• Garlic (sliced)- 3 cloves
• Chilli powder - 2 teaspoons
• coriander powder - 4 teaspoons
• turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Grated coconut - 1 cup
• Tamarind - lemon size ball
• Salt - to taste
• Oil, mustard, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves for Tempering

Method

• Clean the fish pieces and marinate with salt and turmeric for 1/2 an hour.
• Grind the coconut with cumin seeds and shallots.
• Soak the tamarind, and extract 2 cups of juice and add all the dry masala powders to it.
• Heat oil in a pan and add the fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves, let the mustard seeds splutter. Then, add the tamarind masala mix.
• Add diced tomato, slit green chillies and garlic slices.
• When the mixture starts to boils, add the fish and cook for 3 minutes.
• Pour the ground coconut mixture and cover the pan.
• Cook until the oil separates.
• Serve hot with rice.

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Kaara Chutney for Idli, Dosa | Spicy Onion Chutney with Tomato

Simple Onion, tomato chutney recipe for idli dosa, pongal &paniyaram.

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Ingredients:-

Onion (big) - 2

Ripe Tomatoes - 2

Dry Red chilies - 6 

Garlic - 5 cloves

Curry leaves - 3 sprigs

Coriander leaves - 1 handful

Tamarind - small piece (pea size)

Oil - 3 tsp, 

mustard, urad dal and few curry leaves for seasoning.


Method:-

Chop the onions and tomatoes & peel the garlic cloves.

Clean the leaves and keep aside.

Pour 2 tsp oil in a pan.

Add onions,tomato & garlic cloves.

Saute for 3 to 5 minutes in medium flame.

Add curry leaves & coriander leaves. Saute for a minute.

Remove from the stove and allow the ingredients to cool.

Grind the ingredients with enough salt and tamarind.

Heat a tsp of oil and season with mustard and curry leaves.

Mix it with the chutney.

Serve with idli or dosa.

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Moong dal Murukku | Easy Murukku Recipe

Ingredients:-

Rice powder - 1 cup

Moong dal - 1/2 cup

Cumin seed - 1/2 teaspoon

Sesame seed - 1 teaspoon

Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Oil - for frying

Water - for kneading

Salt _ to taste

Method:-

Pressure cook moong dal and mash it smooth with a spoon. 

Add rice flour, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, salt, and asafoetida in it and make a soft dough with adequate water and one spoon oil or ghee.

Place one handful of dough in a murukku press and make round murukkus in plastic sheets.

Heat enough oil in a frying pan, and add the murukkus one by one and deep fry till golden colour.

Crispy, crunchy murukku is ready.