KERALA STYLE DAL FRY - PARIPPU

THALICHATHU
COURSE: SIDE DISH CUISINE: INDIAN, KERALA, SOUTH INDIAN
SERVINGS: 3 -4 AUTHOR: MARIA JOSE MARTIN

INGREDIENTS
1 cup Toor dal
1 med - big Onion sliced
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 medium Tomato chopped
1/3 cup Grated Coconut
A pinch Fennel seeds
(perumjeerakam)
1/2 - 1 tsp Chopped garlic
3 Small onion / Pearl Onion
sliced
3 - 4 Green chilli slit lengthwise
1/2 tsp Mustard
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil I used coconut oil
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Wash toor dal and pressure cook it with 3 cups water, sliced onion
and turmeric powder, until dal becomes soft (refer notes).
2. Grind together coconut, fennel seeds, chopped garlic, 3-4 tbsp of
water and salt to a smooth paste.
3. Add the coconut paste to the cooked dal, mix well. Add chopped
tomato and 1- 1.5 cups hot water.Let it cook for 5-7 mins on low
flame. Switch off the gas.
4. Heat oil in a pan and crackle the mustard. Add small onion and
curry leaves. When the small onion starts changing colour, add
green chillies. Fry it till the small onion turns golden brown. Add
this to the dal and mix well.
5. Serve hot with plain rice, Pulao, Ghee rice or roti.

NOTES
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