Parippu Curry

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Ingredients:

Green gram/Moong Dal/Cheruparippu	3/4 cup
Salt	to taste

For grinding:

Grated coconut	1/4 cup
Green chilly	2
Cumin seeds	1/2 tspoon
Turmeric powder	1/4 tspoon

To temper:

Oil	1 tspoon
Dry red chilly	2
Mustard	1/2 tspoon
Curry leaves	1 sprig

Preparation:

(1) Heat a pan. Add moong dal to it and saute it for some seconds. Don't saute too much. The raw smell should goes off.

(2) Now allow the dal to cool. Wash it in water. Cook dal in a pressure cooker by adding water and salt to it for 4 whistles. Once the pressure is released mash it well with a spoon or spatula.

(3) Mean while grind the ingredients shown under "for grinding" heading by adding little water and make a coarse paste.

(4) Pour the ground paste into the dal and mix well. Add more water or salt if needed.

(5) Heat oil in a pan. Add dry red chilly and mustards. Once it splutters add curry leaves. Pour this to the prepared dal.

(6) Mix everything. Your parippu curry is ready.