Green Gram (Pasi Paruppu) Curry

This is another curry learned from my mom. She used to make this often at home and when relatives or friends visit us without informing, this is one of the dishes she makes quickly to serve with rice. Also she gets a lot of complements from the guests about this curry. It is very simple to make, but tastes absolutely delicious. Here in our house also I often make this curry.

Ingredients

Split green gram (skinless) ——– 1/2 cup
Shallots (small onion) —————– 1/2 lb
Garlic cloves ——————————— 10
Asafoetida ————————————- a tiny piece
Turmeric powder ————————- 1/4 tsp
Tamarind juice —————————– 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
To make a paste
Grated coconut —————————- 1/4 cup
Green chilies ——————————– 2
Cumin seeds ——————————— 1/2 tsp
For Seasoning
Mustard seeds —————————– 1/2 tsp
Dry chilies ———————————— 2
Curry leaves ——————————– 2 springs
Cooking oil ———————————– 1 tbsp

How To Make

In a pan, dry roast the split green gram for few minutes
Then add two cups of water and bring it to boil
Then add the shallots, garlic cloves, turmeric powder and asafoetida into the pan
Cook until the green gram/ split moong dal becomes very tender
In the meantime make a coarse paste of grated coconut, green chilies and cumin seeds
Now add the tamarind juice and salt in the pan and cook for another couple of minutes
Then add the coconut paste and cook for 3 more minutes
In a small pan, add oil and mustard seeds
Once it crackles, add the dry chilies and curry leaves
Pour this into the pan
Now the tasty paruppu curry is ready to serve with rice