PAASIPAYAR KARA KULAMBHU (Green Moong Dal Curry)

INGREDIENTS :

• Green moong (soaked overnight ) - 1 cup
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Methi seeds - 1 tsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Onion - 1 finely chopped
• Curry leaves and Coriander leaves - few
• Tomato - 1 big
• Salt to taste
• Tamarind water - 1/4 cup
• Sambar powder - 2 tsps
• Turmeric powder -  1 tsp

For masala : 



Grind Tomato - 1 , Coconut pieces - 2 , Red chillies - 9 , Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 ) Soak moong dal overnight and cook for 3 whistles till soft in a pressure cooker.




2)  Heat oil in a pan . Add mustard and jeera . When it splutters , add and saute onion till tender. Followed by chopped tomato, curry leaves and cook it for few minutes .



3) Add grinded masala ,Sambar powder ,Turmeric powder and salt .Add asafoetida .Bring it to boil and cook till oil oozes out.



4) Then , add tamarind water in it . Bring it to boil.



5) Finally, add cooked dal to it. Cover with a lid and cook till the oil separates out.






Serve hot with Rice.