Discription:This is very tasty and healty dish. Try it and enjoy!
Ingredients
For Toor balls(Paruppu urundai):
- Toor dal - 2 cups (Soaked in water for 2hrs)
- Onions - 2 (Finely chopped)
- Garlic - 4 cloves (Finely chopped)
- Fennel seeds powder - 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Red chilly powder - 2 tsp
- Salt - as per taste
- Curry leaves - 2 stigs
For Curry (Kulambu):
- Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Coriander powder - 4 tsp
- Red chilly powder - 3 tsp
- Salt - as per taste
- Onion - 1 (Finely chopped)
- Tomato - 1 (Finely chopped)
- Garlic cloves - 4 (Finely chopped)
- Fenugreek seeds/Methi - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 stig
- Oil for frying
- Gingerly oil - 3 tsps (Optional)
- Cilantro for garnish
To grind:
- Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
- Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
In the tamarind juice, add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and the coconut paste. Mix well and keep aside.
Drain the water and grind the soaked toor dal slightly.
Add all the ingredients given for toorballs(paruppu urundai) and mix well. Make into balls and cook on steam.
Heat oil in kadai, add the fenugreek seeds, wait till it turns light brown and splatter.
Add the onions, garlic, curry leaves and saute till transparent. Add the tomato, saute for 2mins.
Now add the already mixed tamarind juice and let it to boil. Adjust salt.
Boil till the curry consistency is reached.
Finally add the steamed balls and gingerly oil. Garnish with cilantro.
Now the Toordal balls curry is ready !! Serve with hot rice !!
