Parippu Curry | Kerala Parippu Curry | Parippu Chaaru | Kerala style dal curry
Paruppu Curry (Dal curry) is a typical Kerala dish. It's one of the main dishes in Onasadhya (Onam Sadhya menu). Kerala's unique version of this curry is elevated with addition of spiced coconut mixture. It's usually served with rice and ghee.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 263kcal
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- ½ cup Moong dal (split yellow gram)
- 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
For Grinding
- ⅓ cup Grated Coconut
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeeragam)
- 1 nos Shallots / Baby Onions
- 2 nos Green Chili (adjust to your taste)
For Tempering
- 1 teaspoon Coconut Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 nos Shallots / Baby Onions
- 1 nos Red Chili
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
Cooking the Dal
- Wash and take the dal in a vessel. Add turmeric powder to the dal. Add 2 cups of water and cook this in the pressure cooker over 4-5 whistles. Switch off the flame.
- Keep this aside to release the pressure naturally
- Once the pressure is completely released, open the pressure cooker and mash the dal nicely with the spatula.
Grinding the Coconut
- Take the coconut into the mixer grinder. Also add the green chili, shallots (small onion), cumin seeds (Jeera), 1-2 tablespoon of water and grind them to a smooth paste
Making the Parippu
- Add the ground coconut mixture with the cooked dal. Also add salt and 1 cup of water and give it a good mix. Let it cook in the low flame for about 5 minutes.
- In regular intervals give a good mix so that the dal don't stick into the bottom of the cooker / pan.
- Once the dal is nicely blended with the coconut mixture, remove it from flame
Tempering
- Heat oil in the pan. Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds. Mustard seeds will start sputtering. Add chopped shallots (small onion), Curry leaves and red chili. Fry this mixture till oinon turns goldan brown.
- Pour this tempering in the dal mixture. The flavorful and tasty Parippu is ready to serve with hot rice and a teaspoon of ghee.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 43.3g | Protein: 18.67g | Fat: 1.67g | Saturated Fat: 0.192g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.084g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 36mg | Fiber: 10.3g | Sugar: 3.88g | Calcium: 12mg