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Thursday, March 29, 2012

PARUPPU URUNDAI KUZHAMBU RECIPE

paruppu urundai kuzhambu, Iyengar paruppu urundai kuzhambu


INGREDIENTS:

For paruppu urundai:
  • Toor dhal - 1 cup (1/2 cup bengal gram and 1/2 cup tur dal can also be used)
  • Dry red chillies - 3 or 4
  • Rice flour - 1 tablespoon
  • Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
  • Salt - as per taste
Other ingredients for kuzhambu:
  • Tamarind - lemon sized ball
  • Sambhar powder - 1 1/2 tsp.
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
  • Gingelly oil - 2 tsp.
  • Hing
To temper:
  • Ghee - 1 tsp.
  • Gingelly oil
  • Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
  • Curry leaves - a sprig
METHOD:

For the urundais (balls):
  • Soak toor dhal and red chillies in water for 1 hour. Drain the water completely and grind to a coarse paste with salt. Add rice flour, curry leaves, mix well and shape into small balls. Keep aside.
For the kuzhambu:
  • Soak tamarind in 3 cups of water and extract juice from it. 
  • In a kadai, pour in the tamarind extract, salt, turmeric powder and hing. When it boils, add sambhar powder. Allow it to boil till the raw smell is diffused. 
  • When it starts boiling, 'simmer the stove' and add the balls (koftas) one by one gently. 
  • Now, cook in 'medium flame' until the balls float on top ( approx. 6-7 minutes). By this time, the tamarind water will also thicken.
  • Transfer to a serving dish and temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Serve hot with rice.
NOTE: Do not put all the balls at the same time. Put only 3 to 4 balls at a time. When it floats on top, repeat the procedure till all the balls are done.

VARIATIONS:
1. Scraped coconut can be added to the ground paste.
2. Onions slightly sauteed can be added to the ground mixture.

18 comments :

  1. Your house thaligai is so similar to ours.. this is how i learnt it too from my Mil :).. we love this one! Super aa irruke .. Unga bday eppdi poche..enjoy pannale aa ?

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  2. It is very nice and the picture makes it tempting.This kuzhambu tastes betterafter the lapse of a few hours when fully soaked than hot from the oven

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  3. Shanthi, this is totally new to me...yummy recipe..thanks for sharing.

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  4. great recipe. I'm not familiar with this type of kozhambu.
    Edible Entertainment

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  5. delicious... by the way, did you keep a tray upside down for the background :)

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  6. Super kuzhambu, nice preparation..

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  7. i have tried to post a comment as many as five times and hve been thrown errors....hope this one goes!
    I love paruppu urundai in kuzhambhu and you have given a great recipe to try here!

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  8. this is something new and interesting. nice recipe

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  9. I have never made this! Sounds delicious!!

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  10. Thanks for dropping in my space.Lovely dish!
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  11. Deliciously made paruppu urundai kuzhambu.

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  12. My favorite kuzhambu of all! Looks perfectly done :)

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  13. yum yum, wat a super tempting dish..
    maha

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  14. perfect. This is one of my favorite.

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