Parippu curry/GreenDal Curry

Parippu Curry is one of the important and most commonly prepared dish in almost all houses in Kerala. In our place this dish have an important role...Usually in sadhya aka Feast, this parippu curry is served with rice..I think everyone heard about sadhya, Its a delicious vegetarian meal served with almost all variety of vegetable combination.  It is a must one in  all traditional functions in south India. The combination of parippu curry pappadam and a drop of ghee is a mouthwatering dish ...

The main ingredient is the splitted Mungdal...Mungdal is known as mung bean,green bean etc...This mung bean is used for preparing bean thoran, sprouted mung bean is also very nutritious dish...Some places moong is used for preparing dessert too..Today i am going to tell you how can we prepare the parippu curry....I recommend all of you to try this recipie.

Ingredients:

Parippu/ splitted Mung bean   - 1 cup

Turmeric Powder - 1 pinch

Salt  -to taste

Pearl onion -2 -3 nos

Green chilly - 1 (optional) 

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Cumin seed - 1 tsp 

For seasoning

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves  - 4 to 5 leaf

Red chilly - 1 no

Preparation.

Step 1 :First boil the mung dal with water turmeric powder salt green chilly and pearl onion....Cook thoroughly.If you use pressure cooker wait for 2-3 whistle.

Step 2: Make a nice paste of the cocunut  and cumin seed using a blender

Step 3: Add the paste into the cooked dal mix...Let it boil for another 2-3 minute

step4.In a kadai add oil ,when the oil get heated add the mustard seed ,once it started spluttering add the red chilly and curry leaves then add the parippu into the oil..Let it cook for almost 2-3 minute for a very low flame.

Step 4 :Pour the curry into the serving bowl...The quick and easy parippu curry is ready to eat...Have it with papad....

Points to ponder:

• Do not add excess water for cooking the dal 
• Do not add excess water for making the coconut paste...
• According to your taste you can add green chilly..it will make the dish more spicy