Pachai Payir Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Pachai payir - 1 cup
Small onion - 10-15 (fine chop 5 and set aside)
Tomato - 1
Dry red chilly - 5-6
Green Chilly - 1
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Hing - Little
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Leaves - Little
Curry Leaves - Little
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Method:

• Wash the dal and rain water.
• Fry this in pan for few mins and transfer to a bowl.
• Add water, hing and turmeric powder.
• Pressure cook for 4 whistles and set aside.
• Heat oil in the pan and add chilly and saute.
• Add in onion and tomatoes and coconut and mix well.
• Add in a sprig of curry leaves and saute.
• Let this cool, add cumin seeds and blend it to a fine paste.
• Heat a pan and add mustard seeds and urad dal.
• Add in green chilly and fine chopped onion and saute.
• Add boiled dal and grinded paste and mix well.
• Add little water and salt and let it boil for 5-8 mins.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with roti or rice.