Pachai Payaru Kulambu (Green Moong Dal Curry) Recipe
Thick creamy aromatic curry; scented with curry leaves and ghee.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of pachai payaru/green moong dal - soaked for 3 hours and drain off water.
- 5 garlic - remove skin
- 5 shallots - remove skin
- 1/2 inch ginger - sliced
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tomato - sliced thinly
- 1 tbsp plain curry powder
- 1/2 cup coconut milk/cream
- Salt for taste
- For tempering
- 1 1/2 tbsp ghee/butter/oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2-3 dried red chilies - snipped to tiny pieces
- 2-3 sprigs curry leaves
Directions
- Add dal, garlic, shallots, ginger, turmeric powder and 1/2 liter of water into a pot.
- Simmer till dal is half cooked.
- Add tomato, curry powder and season with salt.
- Continue to simmer to soften dal.
- Pour coconut milk, stir and remove from heat.
- Temper cumin, dried chilies and curry leaves in ghee.
- Pour over dal and stir.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 78g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 136 | |
| Calories from Fat 102 | 75% |
| Total Fat 11.82g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat 8.48g | 34% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium 10mg | 0% |
| Potassium 289mg | 8% |
| Total Carbs 8.25g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.6g | 9% |
| Sugars 1.64g | 1% |
| Protein 2.17g | 3% |
