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Feb 28, 2011

Paruppu Keerai / Dal Methi / Lentils Curry with Methi


Ingredients
  1. Toor dal      150 gm
  2. Methi Leaf       1 bunch
  3. Pearl onions     5-6 no.s(or 1 medium sized onion chopped)
  4. Tomato      1 no.(medium size)
  5. Tamarind      a small piece
  6. Green chilli     3-4 no.
  7. Garlic    1 clove
To Temper
  1. Oil    2 tsp
  2. Mustard seeds     1/2 tsp
  3. Chana dal       1 tsp
  4. Jeera/Cumin seeds     1/2 tsp
  5. Fennel seeds      1/4 tsp
  6. Dry Red chillies      2 no.s
  7. Hing       1/4 tsp
  8. Curry leaves    few

Method
  • Pressure cook dal with 3 cups of water 2 green chillies,onion,tomato and turmeric powder for 1-2 whistles. 
  • Wash and clean the methi leaves and keep aside. '
  • Do not mash the dal after it gets cooked, and do not drain the remaining water also. 
  • To the cooked dal add the methi leaves (or any keerai) tamarind piece(adding tamarind is optional) to the cooked dal. 
  • Let it cook till methi leaves get soft and cooked. 
  • Now using a "Maththu" or hand mixer or simply mash it using a spatula and mix well. 
  • Then heat a oil in a pan and add the tempering ingredients one by one and fry well 
  • And add it to the dal and stir well. 
  • Paruppu keerai ready. Serve with hot plain rice.
Notes:
If  you use Maththu to mash the paruppu keerai,it taste good than the hand mixer. Serve with hot plain rice along with ghee on top. Adding 3-4 chillies will not be spicy to the paruppu keerai, even kids can eat this spice level and serve them with ghee.
With the same recipe u can also use spinach ,amaranthus types(siru keerai,mulai keerai) etc.
You can also add butter(1/2 tbsp) to the boiling paruppu keerai(after adding methi leaves).

3 comments:

  1. I do without tamarind..Anyways will try with tamarind and taste it one day
    Shobas Delight

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  2. made this today. used sirukeerai instead of methi leaves. came out alright. thanks.

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