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Paruppu urundai kulambu recipe with step by step pictures 


              Paruppu urundai kulambu is a tasty and delicious kulambu which is one of my all time favorite.  This recipe had taught to me by my mom.  This kulambu is made with paruppu urundai which is made with both toor dal and channa dal.  I have taken 1/2 cup of channa dal and 1/4 cup of toor dal.  You can take any proportion as per your taste.  It is very easy to cook but takes little time as we steam the paruppu urundai.  You can add the urundai directly without steaming but it might break when cooking.  I prefer to steam the urundai.  This kulambu is best when cooked 3 -  4 hours before serving.  And so the urundai gets the flavour of kulambu in it.  

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Enjoy the food  ! 


Ingredients   :


For paruppu urundai  :

.   Toor dal/ thuvaram paruppu   -  1/4 cup
.   Channa dal  / kadalai paruppu   -  1/2 cup
.   Fennel seeds  -  1 tsp
.   Cumin seeds  -  1/2 tsp
.   Salt to taste
.   Hing / perungaya thool  -  1 tsp
.   Dry red chillies  -  2 (as per your taste) 
.   Onion  -  1/2 medium sized  ( finely chopped) 
.   Coriander leaves   -  2 tblsp (finely chopped)  

For kulambu  :

.    Oil  -  1 tblsp
.    Mustard seeds  -  1 tsp
.    Urad dal  -  1/2 tsp
.    Cumin seeds  -   1/2 tsp
.    Fennel seeds   -  1/2  tsp
.    Shallots / small onion  -  15 nos. 
.    Garlic cloves  -  6 nos. 
.    Tomato -  1 medium sized 
.    Grated coconut   -  1/ 2 cup 
.    Curry leaves   -  2 sprig 
.    Kulambu powder  -  2 tblsp ( you can replace it with 3/4 tblsp chilli powder, 2 tblsp Coriander powder) 
.     Turmeric powder  -  1/2 tsp
.     Salt to taste 


Method  : 


                1.  Wash and soak toor dal and channa dal for 1 -  2 hours.  Drain the water.  Transfer to mixer jar.  Add cumin seeds,  Fennel seeds,  salt,  hing and dry red chillies.  Grind it to coarse paste without adding water.  

              2. Transfer to bowl.  Add onion and coriander leaves.  Mix well.  Roll into medium sized balls.  Steam it in idli maker for 10 mins.  Keep it aside. 

             3. Heat oil in a kadai.  Add roughly chopped small onion,  garlic and tomato.  Saute until it gets cooked.  Add grated coconut and curry leaves.  Saute for a min.  Add kulambu powder.  Give it a mix.  Turn off the flame.  

             4. Let it cool and transfer to mixer jar.  Grind it to a smooth paste by adding little water.  

              5. Heat oil in a kadai.  Add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin and Fennel seeds.  After it sizzle,  add ground paste.  Give it a quick stir.  

              6. Add turmeric powder and salt.  Mix well.  Add 1 1/2 cup water.  Mix well. Cook for 5 mins.  

             7. Add steamed  paruppu urundai.  Cook for 4 -  5 mins in medium flame.  Turn off the flame.  Tasty paruppu urundai kulambu is ready.  


Pictorial   :


           Wash and soak toor dal and channa dal for 1 -  2 hours in water


Drain the water and transfer it to a mixer jar


Add cumin seeds, Fennel seeds, salt, hing, and dry red chillies


Grind it to a coarse paste without adding water


Transfer it to a bowl.  Add finely chopped onion and coriander leaves 


Mix well and roll it to medium sized balls


Steam the paruppu urundai in idli maker for about 10 mins.  Keep it aside


Heat oil in a kadai


Add roughly chopped shallots, garlic cloves and tomato


Saute until it gets cooked annd tomato becomes mushy


Add grated coconut and curry leaves.  Saute for a min


Add kulambu powder ( you can replace it with chilli powder and coriander powder) 


Saute for few secs.  Turn off the flame.  Let it cool


Transfer it to a mixer jar


Grind it to a smooth paste by adding little water


Heat oil in a kadai


Add mustard seeds,  urad dal,  cumin seeds and fennel seeds


After it splutters,  add ground paste.  Give it a quick stir as you dont want to burn the masala


Add turmeric powder and salt.  Mix well


Add 1 1/2 cup water.  Mix well


Cook for 5 mins


Add the steamed paruppu urundai to it


Cook for 5 mins.  Turn off the flame


Tasty paruppu urundai kulambu is ready




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