Paruppu
- 37 min
- mild
- Serves 4
Paruppu is a toor dal curry cooked with turmeric and ghee in a pressure cooker. A mild main course for 4, served with rice, ready in about 30 minutes.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Tamil New Year, Onam
Ingredients
Toor Dal100 grams
Tomato, Quartered2
Turmeric Powder0.8 grams
Water, For Cooking400 ml
Ghee2 tsp
Mustard Seeds½ tsp
Asafoetida¼ tsp
Curry leaves1 grams
Salt1¼ tsp
Red Chilli Powder0.4 grams
Coriander Leaves, Finely Chopped2 grams
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 121kcal | 484kcal |
| Protein | 6.1g | 24g |
| Carbohydrate | 17g | 68g |
| Fat | 3.3g | 13g |
| Fibre | 4.5g | 18g |
| Sugar | 1.3g | 5.2g |
Method
Get ready by rinsing the toor dal well. Wash the tomato and cut it into quarters. Wash the curry leaves, pat them fully dry, and finely chop the coriander leaves.
Add the rinsed dal, tomato, turmeric and water to a pressure cooker. Close the cooker and pressure cook on medium flame for 3 whistles, until the dal is fully soft and has no firm centres.
Let the pressure release naturally for about 10 minutes before opening the cooker. Remove and discard the loose tomato skin, then mash the dal and tomato until creamy.
Heat ghee in a small kadai on medium flame for 1 minute. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter for 30 seconds. Add asafoetida and dry curry leaves, and fry for 30 seconds until the leaves turn crisp.
Add the tempering to the mashed dal. Stir in salt, red chilli powder and coriander leaves, then simmer on low flame for 3 minutes until the dal is hot and slightly thick. Serve mixed with hot rice and a little ghee.
Before you start
- How long does Paruppu take?
- 37 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 27 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Paruppu serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Paruppu vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Paruppu spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Paruppu?
- 100 grams Toor Dal, 0.8 grams Turmeric Powder, 1 grams Curry leaves, 0.4 grams Red Chilli Powder, 2 grams Coriander Leaves, 2 Tomato, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Paruppu?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Paruppu?
- About 121 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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