Pasi Payaru (Moong Dhal) Kulmabu
This quick and easy kulambu has great taste and will give you all the nutrition you need during a busy day!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole moong dhal
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup onion (chopped)
- 6 garlic cloves
- ½ cup tomato (chopped)
- 1 small marble sized tamarind (soaked in water)
- 6 curry leaves
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp split urad dhal
- ¼ tsp methi seeds
- ⅛ tsp asafoetida (also known as hing or perungayam)
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp sambar powder
- 1 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Dry roast whole moong dhal in a pressure cooker. Once roasted, wash thoroughly.
- Add water and pressure cook the dhal for 4-6 whistles.
- Add oil to a heavy bottom saucepan. Once hot, add mustard seeds, urad dhal, methi seeds and asafoetida.
- Once mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves, onion and garlic.
- Saute for 1 minute and add tomatoes. Saute until soft.
- Add turmeric powder, sambar powder and tamarind extract. Boil for 1 minute.
- Next, add cooked moong dhal and salt. Adjust spice and salt, if needed. Add more water if the kulambu is too thick.
- Boil for 10 minutes.
- Serve hot with rice.