Post after a longtime! Felt good while drafting this:-) Thank you all for stopping by, and noticing my absence and asking me. I feel blessed to have such sweet people around me:-)
Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu is a traditional dish prepared with lentils. Whenever we get bored of sambar, vatha kuzhambu, moor kuzhambu, milagu kuzhambu etc., my mom prepares this. Takes little extra time when compared to other Kuzhambu, but after tasting the dish we won’t mind spending the extra time. Yet another recipe from my Amma’s cookbook.
Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu
Preparation Time : 10 minutes | Soaking time – 2 hours | Cooking Time : 30 mins | Serves : 4
Ingredients:
For lentil Balls:
Toor dal – 1/2 cup
Channa dal – 1/4 cup
Fennel Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli – 2 (Adjust according to your taste)
Ginger – 1/4 tsp
Kuzhambu (Gravy):
Onion – 1
Garlic – 3 pods, finely chopped
Tomato – 1
Tamarind – 1 lemon sized ball
Coconut grated (optional) – 3 tbsp
Sambar powder/ chilli powder – 1 tsp ( I used Sambar powder)
Salt – to taste
To temper:
Sesame Oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek – 1/8 tsp
Method:
- Soak the dal and red chilli for 2 hours and strain the water. Add ginger and fennel seeds to the dal, and grind them into coarse mixture without adding water. Add onion and required salt to the mixture and combine well. Make marble sized balls out of it and keep aside.
- Soak tamarind in 1 cup of luke warm water and keep aside for 5 – 10 minutes, and extract the juice
- Add oil to the pan. When oil is hot add ‘to temper’ ingredients and let them splutter. Add garlic and onion and sauté till the onion is translucent. Add tomato and cook till becomes mushy
- Add sambar powder and give a quick stir. Add the tamrind juice, 2 cup of water, salt and cook till the raw smell goes off
- From the side, gently add the lentil balls one by one and cover with lid. Lentil balls initially sink, and float after cooking
- Avoid sauting till the lentil balls are cooked, to prevent them from breaking. Add grated coconut and mix well. Cook for 3-4 minutes and switch off
My Notes:
- While lentil balls are cooking avoid sauting, as the balls may get mushy
- Can grind and add coconut
- Instead of cooking lentil balls directly in gravy, can also steam them and add it to the gravy
- Gravy thickens overtime, so switch off before it comes to gravy consistency
- Can also saute and grind (onion and tomatoes) instead of adding directly
- Can also grind lentil into fine paste
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Yummy Yummy! 🙂
Thanku Saritha:-)
Looks so yummy.. But I doubt once those lentil balls are ready I could resist them, and how many of them would actually go into the gravy…:):D
I know Shikha:-) I always do that;-) thanks dear
What an amazing share Vidya!! Muuuuaaahh… Thnx soo much darling… I asked for authentic Tam, and U gave me a gem of a recipe…and tht too from Amma’s cookbook..and everyone knows how much i love those moments of nostalgic cooking 🙂 Thank u sooo much for taking out the time darling.. .U hv made a fabulous dish for all of us at Lapetitchef…
Loads of love,
to u and Lo…
🙂
Pleasure is mine dear:-) glad you like it.. Waiting to c my post in your page
This is soooo delicious darling!! Thank u ever so so so much for an amazing share for us here at Lapetitchef.. It just made my day!! 🙂
You give it your best, don’t you?? will have to try this instead of sambhar soon..
Thanks once again..
Much much love,
to u and darling Lo..
🙂 ❤
Oh ya I wanted to give Sambar as I told but I couldn’t get fresh drumstick here so changed my mind and Gabe this dish dear
I’ve never seen this… looks delicious.
Thanku Namrata:-)
The whole dish & these tasty lentil balls look so delicious. I Will make this tomorrow for dinner,…Ooh yes! Xx
Glad you liked it:-) do try dear
my recipe notes is being filled with your delicious recipes…so tasty i will try this weekend!! Happy navaraatri!!
Thanku Swathi:-) wish you the same.. Do try waiting to hear from u
This looks so good! 😀
Thanku:-)
Looks delish! Thanks for the recipe!
Thanku Nish:-)
I’m not so sure I’ve had this before….is it from a certain part of India? It looks oh so yummy though 🙂
Thanks Loretta:-)its commonly cooked in Tamil Nadu
this is absolutely fantastic! I’ve never eaten anything like this! I’d die to taste it!
Thanku:-) glad u liked it
Wow! Looks good Vidya! 🙂
Thanku Radhi:-)
What a beautiful and delicious dish, so glad to see you back.
Thanku Suzanne:-)
This is a terrific recipe! I guess it is a Chennai special kuzhambu! I love such elaborate curries…just for the fun of it!
Thanku Sridevi:-) yes its flavorful kuzhambu
These lentil balls sound wonderful!
Thanku Sarah:-)
This is completely new to me…We make dal dumplings and steam but in gravy never tried… looks luscious
btwn missed you around… hope all is well… 🙂 👍
Thanks Chitra:-) do try this way.. Yes dear
wow its very tempting recipe…looks perfect
Thanku Vani:-)
I admit I didn’t ask where you’ve been but I was wondering 🙂 it felt like a loooog time! And this recipe seems to be easy enough to follow, I know most of the ingredients including the lentils so I will be able to follow it!
So sweet of you dear:-) thanku
Wow! This is so different! Looks tasty! Hey, happy come back 🙂 TC! Keep smiling 🙂 Happy cooking!
Thanku Sindhu:-)Missed you guys
Me too Vidya 🙂 Even I was away for a while…
Hope everything is fine at your end Sindhu:-) tc
Thank you for your concern Vidya 🙂 I am fine dear, it was that some tutorial posts require a lot of work and sometimes I get some ideas to input when everything is ready to be online… That’s crazy me 😀
Your stepwise tutorial is awesome:-) for the person like me its very useful Sindhu
Looks delicious and thanks for sharing!
Thanks Liz:-)
I love paruppu urundai kuzhambu! Your recipe has me drooling…
Thanku Apsara:-) I agree sush a comfort food
Oh my goodness! I love Paruppu Urundai kozhambu and makes me go nostalgic. My grandma makes such yummy Paruppu urundai kozhambu and i as a kid used to eat the urundai as is or with curd rice. Simply yum!!
I can relate Aiswarya:-) Grandma’s recipes are always best
Vidya…very nice recipe…so much to make this is also on my to make list…missed you for sure….
Thanku Natasha:-) Do try I am sure you will love it:-) so sweet of you
Never tired this before but looks delicious 🙂
Thanku Rekha:-) Glad you liked it
And BTW, missed you here. Back with a bang ❤
Charu<3<3
Yum <3. I so want to come over. Apparently, Sanju's granny makes an awesome version of this. She explained the process for 30 mins and I was like 'It's tiring to listen to it'. I will feature her recipe when I go to India next year ❤
Thanks dear:-) I am waiting for your recipes. Granny’s recipes have a authentic touch I love it
Love this kuzhambhu …not sure I will be able to do them…but I will try. Francesca from Rome, Italy 🙂
Happy that you like our traditional delicacy:-)Thanku
🙂 i love your blog!!!
Thanks dear:-)
mouthwatering kuzhambu…
Thanku Kurinji:-)
Vacation got over?
No vacation Deepa. Due to some personal commitment couldn’t be active for some days
oh! Have thinking of you, wondering why no post from you in my reader 🙂 Welcome back:)
So sweet of u Deepa thanks:-)
yummy kolumbu! one of my fav too 🙂 ❤
Thanks dear:-) mine as well
Vidya.. so traditional and flavourful recipe.. But if we add the lentils directly, is the raw smell leaves? because my mom used to fry the balls in oil for this kuzhambhu.. will try this version for sure..
Thanks Ranjini:-) Yes, lentil balls get cooked in tamrind water so won’t have raw flavour
thats great 🙂
I have been wanting to make this for a long long time and now I have the recipe!
And welcome back. 🙂
Thanku Aruna:-)
Welcome back and my favorite 🙂
Thanku Sri:-)
Absolutely fabulous post for Swayam… Love this kuzhambhu any time and one of my favorite 🙂 mine is a little different from your version, we don’t add channa dal and tomato gotta try your version soon Vidya…looks so yummy 🙂
Thanku Malar:-)