Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup Moong dal/payatham paruppu
  • ¼ cup Coconut (grated)
  • 3 Green chilies (chopped)
  • 2 Red chilies
  • 1 tsp Mustard seed
  • 1/8 tsp Asafetida/hing
  • few Curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice

Instruction

  • Wash the dal and cook it in enough water until the dal is just cooked. You should be able to break it with your fingers, but should not feel mushy. One way to achieve that would be to add salt when cooking the dal. Let the dal cook for about 6 mins and then at this point add the salt and let it cook for about 6 more mins. Do keep checking to make sure it still had a crunch to it.
  • Drain the cooked dal in a colander and keep aside.
  • In a kadai, heat some oil (I used gingelly oil). Once it heats up, add the seasonings (mustard seeds, red chilies, green chilies, asafetida and curry leaves).
  • Now add the cooked dal and mix it well.
  • Now add the grated coconut and mix well. Cook for 2 more minutes and then take it off the flame. Once it cools down a bit, add the lime juice.
  • Serve the Payatham Paruppu Sundal as is like a snack or with rice.